Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device for anchoring a suture in tissue
- Patent Title (中): 将缝合线固定在组织中的装置
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Application No.: US14107248Application Date: 2013-12-16
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Publication No.: US09149269B2Publication Date: 2015-10-06
- Inventor: Mario Lehmann , Laurent Torriani , Stephanie Mehl , Jorg Mayer
- Applicant: WOODWELDING AG
- Applicant Address: CH Stansstad
- Assignee: WOODWELDING AG
- Current Assignee: WOODWELDING AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Stansstad
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/00 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
A device for the anchoring of a suture in tissue includes a guide sleeve, a sonotrode, an anchor and the suture. The guide sleeve has a distal part with a smaller cross section and a proximal part with a larger cross section. The sonotrode extends through the lumen of the guide sleeve and has a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being designed for coupling the sonotrode to a vibration source (e.g. an ultrasonic device). The anchor is arranged at the distal end of the device and includes an anchor foot and an anchoring sleeve sitting on a shoulder of the anchor foot. The anchoring sleeve consists of a material which is liquefiable through mechanical vibrations. A middle portion of the suture runs through the anchor foot and two end portions of the suture are attached to the guide sleeve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140107702A1 DEVICE FOR ANCHORING A SUTURE IN TISSUE Public/Granted day:2014-04-17
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