Devices, tools and methods for performing minimally invasive abdominal surgical procedures

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8460321
APP PUB NO 20110152890A1
SERIAL NO

13041093

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Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.

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  • VIBRYNT, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Acosta, Pablo G Newark, US 39 1220
Bender, Theodore M Oakland, US 94 8377
Brooks,, III Narvel M Palo Alto, US 14 270
Dreissigacker, Marlo Redwood City, US 6 268
George, Robert M San Jose, US 20 1044
Huss, Beverly Menlo Park, US 14 549
Johnson, Dane A San Francisco, US 15 445
Lee, Crystine M San Rafael, US 15 2074
Limon, Timothy A Cupertino, US 100 6579
Makower, Joshua Los Altos, US 413 64637
Newell, Matthew B Portola Valley, US 35 2183
Rathi, Pankaj Mountain View, US 22 598
Shiu, Brian K Sunnyvale, US 74 1787
Uemura, Shuji San Francisco, US 66 2207

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