Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for repairing meniscal tissue
- Patent Title (中): 修复半月板组织的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12509127Application Date: 2009-07-24
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Publication No.: US08814903B2Publication Date: 2014-08-26
- Inventor: Mehmet Ziya Sengun , Mark A. Capobianco , Douglas Allen Fifolt , Kristian DiMatteo , Gregory R. Whittaker , Brooks J. Story
- Applicant: Mehmet Ziya Sengun , Mark A. Capobianco , Douglas Allen Fifolt , Kristian DiMatteo , Gregory R. Whittaker , Brooks J. Story
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
- Current Assignee: DePuy Mitek, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Agency: Baker & Hostetler LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04
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
- US20110022084A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPAIRING AND ANCHORING DAMAGED TISSUE Public/Granted day:2011-01-27
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