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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Krasimira Hristov, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Gaoyuan Gavin Chen, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Mark T. Mooney, Johns Creek, GA (US);
James A. Matrunich, Mountainside, NJ (US);
Jianxin Guo, Livingston, NJ (US);
Emil Richard Skula, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc, Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/186 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel bioabsorbable, universal kits used to form nasal implants are disclosed. The implants are useful in rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction surgical procedures. The kit devices have a universal configuration and can be converted by the surgeon in the field into one or more individual nasal implant devices having different configurations and applications. The kits may have outlines of nasal implants thereon.