Surgery – Instruments – Surgical mesh – connector – clip – clamp or band
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-25
2007-12-25
Robert, Eduardo C. (Department: 3733)
Surgery
Instruments
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band
Reexamination Certificate
active
10784416
ABSTRACT:
An implantable surgical device having a deployed shape and an undeployed shape. The device includes an elongated flexible inflatable balloon portion and an elongated flexible and substantially inextensible band portion. The band portion has a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The band portion is attached to the balloon portion along an inner face thereof. When the device is in its undeployed shape at least a portion of the band portion has a concave cross section taken perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
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EP Search Report dated Jun. 2, 2005 for EP Application No. 05250951.0.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Reimers Annette
Robert Eduardo C.
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