Surgery – Instruments – Surgical mesh – connector – clip – clamp or band
Reexamination Certificate
2004-05-27
2010-12-07
Nguyen, Anhtuan T (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band
C604S015000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07846171
ABSTRACT:
An introducer and method for delivering a prosthetic fabric into a patient. The introducer includes a delivery tube having a distal end adapted to be inserted into the patient and a lumen that receives the prosthetic fabric. A loader may be provided to reconfigure the prosthetic fabric from a first configuration to a collapsed configuration and/or to insert the collapsed fabric into the lumen of the delivery tube. A plunger may be provided to push the prosthetic fabric through the delivery tube and into the patient. The loader and plunger may be combined in a dual-purpose component that is reversible to either load the fabric into the delivery tube or push the fabric through the delivery tube.
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Calabrese David C.
Capuzziello Thomas J.
Coffey Dennis J.
Hass Daniel E.
Kullas Karen E.
C.R. Bard Inc.
Nguyen Anhtuan T
Sonnett Kathleen
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C.
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