Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inducing tissue adhesions using surgical adjuncts and medicants
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Application No.: US14841147Application Date: 2015-08-31
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Publication No.: US10245034B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Jason L. Harris , Michael J. Vendely , Charles J. Scheib
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/10 ; A61B17/072 ; A61L31/16 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Tissue adhesions using surgical adjuncts and medicants are provided. In general, an implantable adjunct can have one or more medicants releasably retained therein that are configured to induce tissue adhesions. The adjunct can be configured to be applied to lung tissue in conjunction with surgical staples using a surgical stapler. Pleurodesis can be encouraged through delivery of the adjunct to the lung tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170055989A1 INDUCING TISSUE ADHESIONS USING SURGICAL ADJUNCTS AND MEDICANTS Public/Granted day:2017-03-02
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