[54] PERCUTANEOUS IMPLANT
[75] Inventors: Louis C. Cosentino, Wayzata; Felix J.
Martinez, Plymouth, both of Minn.
[73] Assignee: Renal Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
[21] Appl. No.: 358,229
[22] Filed: Mar. 15, 1982
[51] Int. C1.3 A61M 5/00; A61F 1/00
[52] U.S. CI 604/175; 128/1 R;
604/29
[58] Field of Search 128/213 A, 214 R, 348,
128/9.2 D, 247, DIG. 26, 350 R, 334, 1 R; 3/1; 604/27-29, 174, 175, 280, 283, 30, 32-34;
428/311
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Primary Examiner—C. Fred Rosenbaum
Assistant Examiner—Michelle N. Lester
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Schroeder, Siegfried, Vidas &
Arrett
