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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2006
Applicant:
Peter J. Wilk, New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Peter J. Wilk, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Wilk Patent, LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a surgical method, an incision is formed in a layer of organic tissue defining a wall having an inner side and an outer side. The incision has a pair of opposing lips or edges. The lips or edges are retracted towards the inner side of the tissue wall and approximated to one another. Thereafter, one or more closure elements are applied to the inwardly pulled lips or edges.