Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-28
2008-03-18
Gartenberg, Ehud (Department: 4138)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C606S151000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07344544
ABSTRACT:
A system for closing an opening in tissue may include an end effector that holds a staple, where the staple is plastically deformed to a splayed configuration for engaging tissue, then plastically deformed to a closed condition for closing the opening. The system may include one or more butterfly members configured to register the opening to the end effector.
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Bender Theodore M.
DuBois Brian R.
Hausen Bernard A.
Knodel Bryan D.
Newell Matthew B.
Anderson Gregory A
Cardica, Inc.
Gartenberg Ehud
Schar Brian A.
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