Abstract: Tissue fixation members 18 interact with a housing 12 to hold tissue relative to the housing and allow the orientation and position of the grasped tissue to be manipulated with improved efficacy. The tissue fixation members can be easily and quickly moved between deployed and retracted positions to reversibly grasp and release tissue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 26, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 4, 2017
Assignees:
IMDS LLC, MIKENCLAUD LLC
Inventors:
Michael Jones, Nathan O. Plowman, Nathan Erickson, Andrew R. Fauth, Daniel J. Triplett
Abstract: Tissue fixation members interact with a housing to hold tissue relative to the housing and allow the orientation and position of the grasped tissue to be manipulated with improved efficacy. The tissue fixation members can be easily and quickly moved between deployed and retracted positions to reversibly grasp and release tissue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2012
Date of Patent:
July 28, 2015
Assignees:
IMDS LLC, Mikenclaud LLC
Inventors:
Michael Jones, Nathan O. Plowman, Nathan Erickson, Andrew R. Fauth, Daniel J. Triplett, Darin Ewer, Jason M. Glad