Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-25
2011-01-25
Manahan, Todd E (Department: 3734)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C606S144000, C289S001200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07875043
ABSTRACT:
A solution is provided to release a tissue cinching loop within a body having a first thread having a first end and a second end, and a second thread having a first half having a first tip, a second half having a second tip, a bottom half having a link, and a top half, wherein the first end is inserted through the link. A first knot is formed around the first thread with the top half thereby forming a loop where the diameter of the loop decreases as the knot is pushed into the body and the first thread is pulled out of the body and where the loop is released within the body when the first end is pulled out of the body.
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Ashby Mark
Bertolet Roy D.
Cragg Andrew H.
Tran Tin T.
Dowe Katherine M
Manahan Todd E
Seager Tufte & Wickhem LLC
Sub-Q Inc.
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