Vessel sealing devices
CA 2553527 C · Owner: Medtronic, Inc. · Inventors: Montpetit, Karen P.; Usher, Raymond W.; Keogh, James R.
Overview
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A device (100) for temporarily sealing an opening in a blood vessel is provided. The device comprises a cutting mechanism (140) for creating an opening in a blood vessel and a seal (8110,114) for sealing the opening in the blood vessel. The seal is delivered through an inner lumen of a tool body (135) coupled to the cutting mechanism.
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- Filed January 5, 2005 and granted March 12, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 5, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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