US 12,402,876 B2
Releasable elongated assembly
Greg A. Walters, Exton, PA (US); and Michael Dotsey, Chester Springs, PA (US)
Assigned to Teleflex Life Sciences LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Teleflex Life Sciences LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/663,982.
Application 18/663,982 is a continuation of application No. 17/135,147, filed on Dec. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,998,189.
Application 17/135,147 is a continuation of application No. 16/098,578, granted, now 10,905,414, issued on Feb. 2, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2017/031268, filed on May 5, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/332,347, filed on May 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0293117 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/06166 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00336 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 17/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61F 5/0083 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A releasable elongated assembly comprising:
a release member including an elongate opening;
a first elongated element having a first coupling member;
a second elongated element having a second coupling member releasably couplable with the first coupling member, wherein:
the first elongated element defines a first loop adjacent to the first coupling member,
the second elongated element defines a second loop, and
when the first coupling member and the second coupling member are received in the elongate opening, the release member inhibits release of the first and second coupling members from one another.