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Surgical coils and methods of deploying

US8128641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 24, 2008
Grant dateMar 6, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2002/065
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Surgical coils are disclosed for marking, anchoring, stapling and suturing. Such surgical coils may be implanted in the body by deforming them to a small cross section profile, sliding it them through a low profile delivery device then deploying them from an embodiment of a delivery device at a targeted site. Embodiments of surgical coils when deployed revert back to a coiled configuration and circle tissue at the target site. Such surgical coils may be deployed about attachment members, such as suture lines, marker lines and the like for anchoring same.

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