US 12,465,476 B2
Abdominal closure method and device variations for closing ventral hernias and reducing recurrence
Gregory Lamps, Smyrna, GA (US); Daniel Jacobs, Mountain View, CA (US); Matthew Luis Rivera, Roswell, GA (US); and Brad Richardson, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Absolutions Med, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Absolutions Med, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/532,479.
Application 18/532,479 is a division of application No. 17/648,453, filed on Jan. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,877,920.
Application 17/648,453 is a continuation of application No. 16/844,420, filed on Apr. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,344,398, issued on May 31, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/925,666, filed on Oct. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/903,117, filed on Sep. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/840,629, filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/831,898, filed on Apr. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0099823 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0063 (2013.01) [A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/0643 (2013.01); A61B 17/0466 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tissue anchoring assembly, comprising:
a first member having a first prong extending from a central region of a first surface configured for contact against a first tissue region;
a second member having a second surface configured for contact against a second tissue region, wherein the second member further includes one or more securement members which extend from a periphery of the second member and define one or more openings which are enclosed beyond the periphery; and
a third member positionable along the first prong to secure a position of the second member to the first prong,
wherein the second member defines a second opening corresponding to a position of the first prong, and wherein a movement of the second member relative to the first member is restricted when the third member is advanced upon the first prong into a secure engagement.