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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
James Vermeersch, Grover, MO (US);
Inventor:
James Vermeersch, Grover, MO (US);
Assignee:
INX Medical, LLC, Wildwood, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12013 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12018 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for discharging at least one band onto a tissue is provided. The device includes a housing; a suction assembly coupled to said housing; a dispensing assembly coupled in flow communication to said suction assembly; a discharge assembly coupled in flow communication to said dispensing assembly; and a first manual actuator coupled to said suction assembly and configured to move said suction assembly between a retracted position and an extended position wherein said suction assembly, in said retracted position, is configured to draw the tissue into said discharge assembly.