Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-28
2007-08-28
Nguyen, Anh Tuan (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C128S898000, C606S144000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10314722
ABSTRACT:
A minimally invasive surgical procedure is disclosed which includes the steps forming a fold of tissue, extending one or more needles through the fold of tissue, deploying a tissue fastener from an interior lumen of each of the needles, and retracting each of the needles from the fold of tissue such that the tissue fasteners remain deployed in the fold of tissue.
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Hinchliffe Peter W. J.
McGuckin, Jr. James F.
Nguyen Anh Tuan
Nguyen Tuan Van
Rex Medical, L.P.
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