Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for fixing sheet-like materials to a target tissue
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Application No.: US13889675Application Date: 2013-05-08
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Publication No.: US08821537B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Charles L. Euteneuer , Rebecca McCarville , Duane Frion , Nathaniel Zenz-Olson , Diane M. Feehan
- Applicant: Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Plymouth
- Assignee: Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rotation Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Plymouth
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/08
- IPC: A61B17/08 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/068 ; A61F2/08 ; A61F2/00 ; A61B17/04

Abstract:
A staple for attaching a sheet-like implant to tissue or bone may include first and second arms, and first and second flukes. In some embodiments, the first arm has a proximal end and a distal end, and the second arm has a proximal end and a distal end. A bridge extends from the proximal end of the first arm to the proximal end of the second arm. The first fluke has a proximal end abutting the distal end of the first arm, and the first fluke extends distally from the first arm. The first fluke has a lateral extent larger than a lateral extent of the first arm and is mounted eccentrically thereto. The first fluke includes a proximal surface projecting at an outward angle in a proximal direction away from the distal end of the first arm to engage the tissue or bone when inserted therein. The second fluke has similar features. This arrangement causes the first and second flukes to rotate in response to a pullout force on the bridge. Methods for attaching a sheet-like implant to a target tissue are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130245682A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING SHEET-LIKE MATERIALS TO A TARGET TISSUE Public/Granted day:2013-09-19
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