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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2006
Applicants:
James S. Little, Saugus, CA (US);
Gaillard R. Nolan, Valencia, CA (US);
Neil H. Talbot, Montrose, CA (US);
Robert J. Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
James S. Little, Saugus, CA (US);
Gaillard R. Nolan, Valencia, CA (US);
Neil H. Talbot, Montrose, CA (US);
Robert J. Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00727 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61F 11/004 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0646 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is an improved medical tack. The tack of the present invention includes attachment points at each end where at least one of the attachment points is moveable, varying the effective length of the tack. Varying the length of the medical tack adapts the tack for use with tissue of different thickness.