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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Michael P. Whitman, New Hope, PA (US);
Inventor:
Michael P. Whitman, New Hope, PA (US);
Assignee:
MICRO INTERVENTIONAL DEVICES, INC., New Hope, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00579 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00632 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0408 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0435 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0437 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0648 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device having a temporary frame configured to carry an implant, the temporary frame being selectably movable between a retracted position and a deployed position, the implant being in a relaxed state when carried by the frame in the retracted position, the implant being in a taut state when carried by the frame in the deployed position.