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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9936958
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14706761

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A tissue closure device includes a first clip including a first longitudinal element extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end and a first pair of arms extending laterally from the first longitudinal element, the first pair of arms movable between an open configuration in which free ends of the first pair of arms are separated from one another and a closed configuration in which the free ends of the first pair of arms extend toward one another, the first pair of arms being biased toward the closed configuration, and a sliding element extending from a proximal end to a distal end and longitudinally movable relative to the first clip so that when a portion of the sliding element is received between the first pair of arms, the first pair of arms is moved from the biased closed configuration to the open configuration.

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  • BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fater, Michelle Worcester, US 9 11
Gaffney, Brian Rutland, US 27 339
Grant, Kerry L Northbridge, US 6 70
Hingston, John A Framingham, US 34 124
Kerr, Shawn Lancaster, US 6 6
Khanchandani, Priya Marlborough, US 4 7
King, Kenny J Gainesville, US 3 46
Murphy, Dylan Walpole, US 7 9
Quinn, Daniel R Littleton, US 6 154
Rheaume, Rachael A Framingham, US 2 28
Smith, Paul Smithfield, US 609 8547
Wilcox, Kevin Brighton, US 3 1
Zupkofska, Michael E Rockland, US 26 312

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