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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Surgimatix, Inc., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Wai Ngai Chin, Glenview, IL (US);
Gary M. Kobylewski, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Adam A. Saban, Lockport, IL (US);
Jafar S. Hasan, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Surgimatix, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61D 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 2017/081 (2013.01); A61B 2017/294 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2911 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2938 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2944 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approximator device is provided. The approximator device may include an elongate member having a working end and a control end, at least two prongs disposed on the working end configured to engage tissue and longitudinally interface with one another, and a control mechanism disposed at the control end operatively coupled to one or more of the prongs and configured to longitudinally move the one or more prongs between an open position and an approximating position.