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Current Assignee
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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Carl A. Schu0
Terrell M. Williams0
Orhan Soykan0
Cygni Chan0
Date of Patent
January 12, 2010
Patent Application Number
11189490
Date Filed
July 26, 2005
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A needle driver is described that can be used to drive a plurality of surgical needles into or proximate to tissue of a living body. The needle driver assists the surgeon in perforating the tissue, creating the tracts at a desired depth, and creating multiple tracts simultaneously. The needle driver is configured to hold the needles securely when creating the tracts, and is also configured to disengage from the needles after the tracts have been created.
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