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THE METHODIST HOSPITAL	6565 FANNIN STREET SUITE D-200 HOUSTON TX 77030

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• A61B:DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION

• 2014 Application Filing Year
• A61B Class
• 14296 Applications Filed
• 12053 Patents Issued To-Date
• 84.32 % Issued To-Date

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Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Gateno, Jaime	Bellaire, US	8	127
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 127
Xia, James J	Houston, US	2	5
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 5

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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
August 08, 2017	US,9724039,B2   US9724039B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
November 06, 2014	US,20140330169,A1   US20140330169A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 9872751

Implantable medical device and methods of delivering the implantable medical device

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Abstract

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In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a mesh having an edge, a loop coupled to the edge of the mesh, and a suture coupled to at least one of the loop or the edge of the mesh, the suture having a barb. The loop can have an inner diameter smaller than a combined width of the suture and at least a portion of an outer portion of the barb.

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