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

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7976554
APP PUB NO 20090281556A1
SERIAL NO

12474251

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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 A DELAWARE CORPORATION701 GALVESTON DRIVE REDWOOD CITY CA 94063

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Acosta, Pablo G Newark, US 39 1347
Bender, Theodore M Oakland, US 94 9129
Brooks,, III Narvel M Palo Alto, US 14 299
Dreissigacker, Marlo Redwood City, US 6 289
George, Robert M San Jose, US 21 1138
Huss, Beverly Menlo Park, US 14 575
Johnson, Dane A San Francisco, US 15 474
Lee, Crystine M San Rafael, US 15 2326
Limon, Timothy A Cupertino, US 101 6845
Makower, Joshua Los Altos, US 415 68836
Newell, Matthew B Portola Valley, US 35 2435
Rathi, Pankaj Mountain View, US 23 664
Shiu, Brian K Sunnyvale, US 75 1951
Uemura, Shuji San Francisco, US 68 2418

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