Patent · US Active

X-shaped device and method for deployment and placement of a patch

US10028814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

22Claims

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Ofek Levin · Safed, IL
Arie Levy · Ramat Gan, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2011
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/0072
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention generally relates to a device and method for repairing biological tissue aperture. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for closing an aperture in a biological tissue that includes a handle, a shaft connected to the handle, and a deployment scaffold connected to the shaft, in which the scaffold is configured to releasably retain a surgical implant and the scaffold includes an open configuration and a closed configuration, the open configuration being substantially X-shaped.

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