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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Bettuchi, Middleton, CT (US);
David N. Fowler, Cheshire, CT (US);
Robert Ahmad Hadba, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Christopher J. Criscuolo, Branford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seal element for sealing between tissue lumens includes a first material for allowing tissue ingrowth and a second sealant material.