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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2007
Jeffrey M. Wallace, Saunderstown, RI (US);
Peter J. Lukin, Norfolk, MA (US);
Jeffrey Kapec, Westport, CT (US);
Kazuna Tanaka, Cos Cob, CT (US);
Jeffrey M. Wallace, Saunderstown, RI (US);
Peter J. Lukin, Norfolk, MA (US);
Jeffrey Kapec, Westport, CT (US);
Kazuna Tanaka, Cos Cob, CT (US);
C.R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device and method of promoting tissue adhesion to reinforce tissue apposition that may include collecting advancing a tissue apposition device to a body cavity having cavity calls, collecting tissue from the cavity walls, passing at least one tissue securement device through the tissue, applying energy to the collected tissue to produce injury to the tissue, and apposing the collected tissue and securing the one or more tissue securement devices. In this illustrative embodiment, the device and method promotes tissue adhesion between one or more portions of tissue, wherein the tissue adhesion may reinforce a tissue apposition.