Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for repairing tissue
- Patent Title (中): 修复组织的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12025334Application Date: 2008-02-04
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Publication No.: US08696704B2Publication Date: 2014-04-15
- Inventor: David M. Selvitelli , Thomas C. May , Debra Mack , Stuart E. Fromm , Christopher A. Battles
- Applicant: David M. Selvitelli , Thomas C. May , Debra Mack , Stuart E. Fromm , Christopher A. Battles
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
- Current Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
Suture anchor systems for repairing torn or damaged tissue are described herein. In one embodiment, a system can include a first suture loop having a first suture anchor coupled thereto, the first suture loop including a slip knot formed thereon to allow a size of the first suture loop to be adjusted. The system can also include a second suture loop coupled to the first suture loop and having a second suture anchor coupled thereto. The second suture loop can have a fixed size. In use, the suture anchors can be deployed through tissue to be repaired and into the anchoring tissue at a position spaced apart from one another by a selected distance. The length of the first suture loop can then be tensioned to re-approximate the torn or damaged tissue toward the anchoring tissue, thereby securely attached the torn tissue to the anchoring tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080188893A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPAIRING TISSUE Public/Granted day:2008-08-07
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