Surgery – Instruments – Surgical mesh – connector – clip – clamp or band
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-26
2011-04-26
Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Instruments
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band
C606S155000, C600S420000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07931662
ABSTRACT:
A surgical marker/connector in the form of a ring made of a shape memory alloy such as NITINOL is suitable for laparoscopic installation in a patient's body. The ring preferably includes a plurality of small suture attachments in the form of loops that are disposed on the periphery of the ring and which lie in a plane that includes the ring itself. The loops are large enough to receive sutures which, in turn, can be used to connect the ring to a portion of a patient's body, or to connect separate portions of a patient's body to each other using the marker/connector as an intermediate connector. Prior to installation, the ring can be wrapped tightly about an elongate member such as a mandrel, which than can be inserted into the patient's body through a trochar or cannula. After insertion, the ring will change temperature and resume its original configuration where it can be sutured in place as desired.
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Santilli Albert N.
Schreiber Helmut
Lucchesi Nicholas D
Patel Pritesh
Porter, Jr. Wayne D.
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