Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Erezo, Darwin P (Department: 3773)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
active
07914542
ABSTRACT:
Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tissues or anatomical structures. In some applications, the invention may be used to used to improve patency or fluid flow through a body lumen or cavity (e.g., to limit constriction of the urethra by an enlarged prostate gland).
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Catanese, III Joseph
Collinson Michael
Lamson Theodore Charles
Makower Joshua
Redmond Russell J.
Anderson Gregory
Erezo Darwin P
Neotract, Inc.
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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