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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
David J. Callaghan, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jeffrey Model, Cambridge, MA (US);
Matthew LaPlaca, Cumberland, RI (US);
Assignee:
HOLOGIC, INC., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/22 (2006.01); A61F 6/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/225 (2013.01); A61F 6/06 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 19/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for the delivery of a compressible implant into a bodily lumen. The delivery device includes an enlarged section that is configured to house the implant during delivery thereof into a patient. In certain embodiments, the implant is kept within the delivery device in a substantially uncompressed configuration prior to the delivery thereof.