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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Lee Bolduc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew L. Chiang, Fremont, CA (US);
Philip R. Houle, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gilbert S. Laroya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lee Bolduc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew L. Chiang, Fremont, CA (US);
Philip R. Houle, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gilbert S. Laroya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aptus Endosystems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0454 (2013.01); A61B 2017/048 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0488 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0646 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0649 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2/2478 (2013.01); A61F 2/2481 (2013.01); A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61F 2002/249 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods support tissue in a body organ for the purpose of restoring or maintaining native function of the organ. The devices, systems, and methods do not require invasive, open surgical approaches to be implemented, but, instead, lend themselves to catheter-based, intra-vascular and/or percutaneous techniques.