Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Steerable suture passing device
- Patent Title (中): 可转向缝合通过装置
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Application No.: US11501171Application Date: 2006-08-08
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Publication No.: US09271720B2Publication Date: 2016-03-01
- Inventor: Kevin T. Stone , Troy M. Walters , Ryan A. Kaiser
- Applicant: Kevin T. Stone , Troy M. Walters , Ryan A. Kaiser
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC
- Current Assignee: BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/06
Abstract:
A method for suturing soft tissue in arthroscopic or endoscopic procedures. The method includes inserting a bendable steerable arm in a straightened configuration through an incision, curving the steerable arm, piercing the tissue, deploying a suture holder from a bore of the steerable arm, moving the suture holder relative to the bendable steerable arm, and suturing the tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070038230A1 Steerable suture passing device Public/Granted day:2007-02-15
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