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Patent US7918844 - Applier for implantable medical device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation of an integral actuator. The attachment mechanism may be configured to be deactuated, and the fasteners...http://www.google.com/patents/US7918844?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7918844 - Applier for implantable medical deviceAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7918844 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/166,702Publication dateApr 5, 2011Filing dateJun 24, 2005Priority dateJun 24, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2550448A1, CA2550448C, CN1883403A, CN1883403B, DE602006008070D1, EP1736202A1, EP1736202B1, US20060293626Publication number11166702, 166702, US 7918844 B2, US 7918844B2, US-B2-7918844, US7918844 B2, US7918844B2InventorsRandal T. Byrum, Sean P. Conlon, Joshua UthOriginal AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (187), Non-Patent Citations (23), Referenced by (4), Classifications (11), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApplier for implantable medical device
In summary, numerous benefits have been described which result from employing the concepts of the invention. The foregoing description of one or more embodiments of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The one or more embodiments were chosen and described in order to illustrate the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims submitted herewith. 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