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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:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Dallas, TX (US);
Daniel J. Scott, Dallas, TX (US);
Raul Fernandez, Arlington, TX (US);
Richard A. Bergs, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Dallas, TX (US);
Daniel J. Scott, Dallas, TX (US);
Raul Fernandez, Arlington, TX (US);
Richard A. Bergs, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/22 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00283 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00539 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2253 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices having a platform and an arm movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position. In some embodiments, the platform comprises at least one of a magnetically-attractive material and a material capable of being magnetically-charged. Methods of use.