Surgery – Instruments – Surgical mesh – connector – clip – clamp or band
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-21
2010-02-02
Ho, (Jackie) Tan-Uyen T. (Department: 3773)
Surgery
Instruments
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band
C606S153000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07655015
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.
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Dell Kent D.
Goldfarb Eric A.
Komtebedde Jan
Powell Ferolyn T.
Raschdorf, Jr. Alfred H.
Anderson Gregory
Evalve, Inc.
Feuchtwang, Esq. Jonathan
Ho (Jackie ) Tan-Uyen T.
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
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