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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Applicants:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Pamela Ridgley, Bloomington, IN (US);
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Gordon Siegel, Chicago, IL (US);
Marc Lim, Little Rock, AR (US);
Assignees:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/20 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices, systems, methods, and kits for the medialization of a vocal cord are described. An embodiment of a medical device comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an elongate body extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion. The elongate body defines a thread extending from the proximal portion and the distal portion.