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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413571 | Flexible medical closure screen and method A flexible medical closure screen for closing a separation of first and second tissue portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers, vertical strands with barbed filaments, and horizontal spacers connecting the risers and stra... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413570 | Medical closure screen installation systems and methods A medical closure screen device for a separation of first and second tissue portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers, vertical strands with barbed filaments, and horizontal spacers connecting the risers and strands in a g... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7351250 | Circumferential medical closure device and method A flexible medical closure screen device for a separation of first and second tissue portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers, vertical strands with barbed filaments, and horizontal spacers connecting the risers and stran... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326231 | Device for the repair of arteries A device is provided for piercing a graft and artery wall in order to retain the graft on the artery. The device has a central section with an abutment surface for contacting the inner wall of the graft and two elongate members with distal ends for contacting the ou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7229452 | Tack and tack applier A surgical tack is disclosed for securing a surgical mesh material to body tissue. The tack includes a pair of legs and an arcuate cross-member. A surgical tack applier is also disclosed, for applying the surgical tack. The applier includes an elongate tubular porti... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226468 | Barbed bodily tissue connector A barbed tissue connector is disclosed for use in closing a body wound. The connector includes an elongated body and a pointed end to facilitate insertion of the connector into tissue. A plurality of closely-spaced barbs are disposed on the body from the pointed end... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7160314 | Fastener for fixing a prosthesis, and device for delivering this fastener A fastener including at least an element to be anchored in an anatomical support, at least a stop element relative to a planar prosthetic component to be fixed, and a linking rod is characterised in that the linking rod is rectilinear and the junction zones of the a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160312 | Implantable artificial partition and methods of use Apparatus and methods are provided for partitioning a gastro-intestinal lumen by intraluminally reducing a local cross-sectional area thereof. The apparatus comprises a plurality of anchors adapted for intraluminal penetration into a wall of the gastro-intestinal lu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7108709 | Surgical staple A generally U-shaped surgical staple comprises a base 10 and a pair of generally “L”-shaped legs 12 extending substantially perpendicularly from opposite ends of the base respectively. The legs 12 in use of the staple are bent through approx... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7087064 | Apparatuses and methods for heart valve repair A medical device for treating a heart having a faulty heart valve is disclosed. The medical device comprises a ligature including a first anchoring member and a second anchoring member is used. The ligature is percutaneously deployable into a patient with a faulty h... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056331 | Suture method A method for joining and holding closed a wound in bodily tissue, fastening junctions of wounds, tying off wounds, joining a foreign element to tissue, and altering the position of tissue using a barbed suture including sharp pointed ends. Each end of the suture inc... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033373 | Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of space-occupying intragastric devices A space occupying device for deployment within a patient's stomach and methods of deploying and removing the device. The device includes an expandable member and fasteners, such as sutures, that extend to least partially through the patient's stomach wall, and that ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007698 | Body lumen closure Method and apparatus implementing and using techniques for body lumen closure, including use of an implantable medical closure device. The device includes a flexible strand defining an arcuate form. The strand is deformable upon implantation from a large cross-secti... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001398 | Closure device and methods for making and using them A method for closing an opening in a wall of a body lumen wherein an elongate member is advanced into the body lumen and a distal portion of an obturator is positioned distally beyond the distal end of the elongate member within the body lumen and in which one or mo... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991643 | Multi-barbed device for retaining tissue in apposition and methods of use A multi-barbed apparatus is provided, and methods of use, for penetrating two sides of a wound and holding the edges in apposition. The apparatus may be inserted within a wound or underneath the skin, and mechanically adheres the two sides of the wound together. The... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6916327 | Device for creating an anastomosis, including penetration structure and eversion structure A surgical staple for use in creating an everted anastomosis of at least two anatomical structures includes a bendable staple body. At least two evening elements protrude from the staple body. Spacing elements and a penetrating element also are provided. In use, the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913607 | Self-closing surgical clip for tissue A self-closing fastener is described that comprises a clip passable through a tissue opening. The fastener is adapted for holding by a mechanism in an open configuration for passing through the tissue, followed by releasing the fastener from the holding mechanism, a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6776784 | Clip apparatus for closing septal defects and methods of use A device for closing a septal defect, such as a patent foramen ovale, includes a clip formed from a superelastic material that is inserted into a septum wall of a heart. The clip is advanced through a patient's vasculature, e.g., within a delivery apparatus, until t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6692506 | Absorbable prosthetic mounting clip The invention concerns a prosthetic mounting clip (1) having a monolithic structure, made of a biologically absorbable plastic material, comprising a distal anchoring element (2) in an anatomical support (8), a proximal stop element (3) relative to a pros... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6645205 | Apparatus and methods for reducing lung volume Apparatus and methods are provided for reducing the volume of a lung using a clip including a plurality of tines. The clip is advanced along an interior of a bronchial passage to a predetermined location with the tines in a contracted condition. The tines... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616686 | Surgical staples and methods for stapling A surgical staple is provided having a base portion and a respective leg extending from each end of the base portion and terminating at a free end. The base portion is deformable to bring the free ends of the legs together to penetrate a liquid-carrying v... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6398796 | Suture with toggle and delivery system The suture delivery system utilizes two sutures. Each suture has a filament body and a toggle bar. The delivery system includes an elongated central tube with two needle retainer guides and a cam distally disposed on the central tube. The needles have pie... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6348064 | Wound site management and wound closure device A staple and stapler and introducer are disclosed for closing a wound and for wound site management. The staple is deformable, and includes a plurality of tissue-piercing prongs which are expanded outwardly, inserted into tissue and collapsed inwardly to ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6245080 | Suture with toggle and delivery system The self securing suture includes a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle, formed of suture material, at the suture's terminal end. In one embodiment, the suture toggle is a bar. In another embodiment the suture is a wire and the toggle is ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6190401 | Device for applying a meniscal staple An apparatus for inserting a staple into torn tissue such as the meniscus of the knee. The apparatus includes a pair of shafts individually movable in a longitudinal directing which are actuable from a handle mechanism. The shafts are movable sequentially... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5683405 | Vascular occluder A vascular occluder clip including a resiliently-biased pair of clamping elements extending transversely to longitudinally-extending members. Gripping loops or pads are provided for grasping by the user and compression of the members against the biasing f... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5643319 | Device for applying a meniscal staple An apparatus for inserting a staple into torn tissue such as the meniscus of the knee. The apparatus includes a pair of shafts individually movable in a longitudinal direction which are actuable from a handle mechanism. The shafts are movable sequentially... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5618311 | Surgical subcuticular fastener system A biodegradable, subcuticular surgical clip having a pair of interconnected arms each having piercing prongs directed toward the other arm is provided. The fastener does not have interlockable members.... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5425740 | Endoscopic hernia repair clip and method A clip unit for hernia repair surgery has first and second arms joined at a hinge joint. A latch or hook locks the arms together after they are closed. A mesh material extends around the outside edges of the clip. In use, the clip is placed over a portion... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5171251 | Surgical clip having hole therein and method of anchoring suture A method of clamping suture strand by applying heat and compressive force to a polymeric surgical clip having first and second opposed leg members so as to clamp the suture strand between the opposed inner clamping surfaces of the first and second leg mem... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5171252 | Surgical fastening clip formed of a shape memory alloy, a method of making such a clip and a method of using such a clip A surgical fastening clip of a shape memory alloy which applies a first clamping force to a site when the alloy is in its martensitic condition and a second clamping force to the site when the alloy heats due to surrounding tissue such that the alloy tran... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5158566 | Metal clip with four points which converge in pairs, for the simultaneous suture of the cutaneous tissue and subcutaneous tissue A metal clip for the simultaneous suture of the cutaneous tissue and subcutaneous tissue, consisting of two arch-shaped arms of larger radius with two points at their ends, and two arch-shaped arms of smaller radius with two points at their ends. The arms... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5026390 | Surgical staple A surgical staple is made from highly flexible material and has at least two piercing projections or points spaced from each other a first predetermined linear distance in a generally unstressed, neutral and inoperative condition of the staple. The staple... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5007921 | Surgical staple A surgical staple is made from highly flexible material and has at least two piercing projections or points spaced from each other a first predetermined linear distance in a generally unstressed, neutral and inoperative condition of the staple. The staple... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5002562 | Surgical clip A surgical clip for repairing tears in fibrocartilage and soft tissue. The clip has a pair of opposed legs formed of rigid biodegradable material. Each leg has at least one barb for easily penetrating the cartilage and soft tissue, and for opposing withdr... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4865026 | Sealing wound closure device The device comprises a resilient, annular, adhesive-backed planar pad with a central opening, and a resilient protective covering which overlies this central opening. A manually operated control device is used to spread the resilient pad radially prior to... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4595007 | Split ring type tissue fastener A sterile, surgical, unitary fastener having a generally circular shape and with its free ends disposed laterally with respect to each other. Methods and instruments for forming and placing such fasteners to join tissue together.... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4592356 | Localizing device Localizing needle having anchor-like barbs to firmly anchor the needle in skin or tissue so as to aid in location of lesions.... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4548202 | Mesh tissue fasteners Various fasteners are provided to hold together portions of mammalian tissue. The fasteners include fastening members with spaced-apart legs adapted to be passed through the tissue portions. One embodiment of the fastener has a mesh-like receiver around e... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4505273 | Surgical staple A surgical staple is disclosed comprising an arcuate central region which can be flattened by a stapling tool. Straight legs extend obliquely upwardly from the central region to which are connected downwardly extending side portions. The side portions are... | 03/19/1985 |
