Systems and methods for closing a tissue opening
US9603596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/105
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Tissue closure devices include one or more closure components, each closure component having a first member and a second member, each of the first and second members having a first surface that adheres to a tissue surface proximate to the tissue opening, each of the first and second members having a second surface substantially orthogonal to the first surface, and each of the first and second members having a transitional region between the first surface and the second surface which is contoured to evert an edge of the tissue opening upon the drawing together of the first and second members.
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