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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Dennis Frank Filips, Edmonton, CA;
Ian Joseph Atkinson, Edmonton, CA;
Inventors:
Dennis Frank Filips, Edmonton, CA;
Ian Joseph Atkinson, Edmonton, CA;
Assignee:
Innovative Trauma Care, Inc., Edmonton, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/081 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2837 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wound closure device includes first and second opposing members which open and close in a clam-shell configuration, skin penetrating needles and a pressure bar for applying pressure to close the wound when the device is closed, and releasable locking means for biasing or maintaining the device in a closed position.