Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of using surgical device to deploy implants
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Application No.: US17236372Application Date: 2021-04-21
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Publication No.: US11712235B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Joshua Joseph Best , Kenneth T. Helenbolt , Andrew K. Osika , Timothy J. Haughton , Marshall Dean , Omar Bermudez , Charles William Sears , Timothy N. Johnson
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Naples
- Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Naples
- Agency: Blank Rome LLP
- The original application number of the division: US15643520 2017.07.07
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210236113A1 METHOD OF USING SURGICAL DEVICE TO DEPLOY IMPLANTS Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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