Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for repairing meniscal tissue
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Application No.: US14444711Application Date: 2014-07-28
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Publication No.: US10433830B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Mehmet Ziya Sengun , Mark A. Capobianco , Douglas Allen Fifolt , Kristian DiMatteo , Gregory R. Whittaker , Brooks J. Story
- Applicant: DePuy Mitek, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Agency: BakerHostetler
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/29

Abstract:
Methods and devices are provided for repairing a tear in a meniscus. A pair of fixation member each entailing a preformed knot configuration coupled together by a suture length. The fixation members are placed on the meniscal tissue with the suture length spanning the tear, the knot configurations are expanded to form anchoring knots and the suture length is shortened to close the tear.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140336703A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPAIRING MENISCAL TISSUE Public/Granted day:2014-11-13
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