Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and method for tendon, ligament or soft tissue repair
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Application No.: US13606688Application Date: 2012-09-07
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Publication No.: US08480692B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: William T. McClellan
- Applicant: William T. McClellan
- Applicant Address: US WV Morgantown
- Assignee: Zone 2 Surgical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zone 2 Surgical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WV Morgantown
- Agency: Roberts, Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C.
- Agent Andrew D. Wright
- Main IPC: A61B17/08
- IPC: A61B17/08 ; A61B17/04

Abstract:
Disclosed are medical devices and methods for tendon, ligament, and soft tissue repair. A method includes introducing a first segment having a delivery assembly into a first soft tissue, and removing the delivery assembly to expose an opening of a hollow body of the first segment. The method also includes introducing a second segment having a second delivery assembly and a second body into a second soft tissue, guiding the second delivery assembly through the opening, and advancing the second body into the hollow body, thereby joining the first soft tissue and the second soft tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120330327A1 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TENDON, LIGAMENT OR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR Public/Granted day:2012-12-27
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