Quick release knot attachment system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7419498
APP PUB NO 20050085843A1
SERIAL NO

10944512

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A medical delivery system for delivering or retrieving a medical implant. In one embodiment, the medical delivery system includes a tube having a lumen; an implant; and a suture releasably joined to the implant, the suture comprising a first end, a second end, and a releasable knot, wherein tension applied to the first end of the suture collapses at least a portion of the implant for introduction into the tubular lumen and tension applied to the second end of the suture releases the implant.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • NMT MEDICAL, INC.;W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Forde, Sean Watertown, MA 24 1786
Opolski, Steven Carlisle, MA 4 540

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