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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Joshua Stopek, Wallingford, CT (US);
Steven L. Bennett, Cheshire, CT (US);
Timothy Sargeant, Hamden, CT (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Stopek, Wallingford, CT (US);
Steven L. Bennett, Cheshire, CT (US);
Timothy Sargeant, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); C07D 471/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); C07D 471/04 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00637 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0462 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61L 2300/602 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wound closure device for repairing perforations and tissue wall defects is disclosed herein. The wound closure device has a barbed elongate body and a plug member. The wound closure device may further include a foam structure. The wound closure device may also include an inner member which may be a tissue scaffold. A method for closing tissue is also disclosed.