Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Soft tissue repair method
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Application No.: US15272527Application Date: 2016-09-22
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Publication No.: US09913709B2Publication Date: 2018-03-13
- Inventor: Mark E. Housman , Paul S. Vincuilla , Nikhil N. Verma , Scott Trenhaile
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agent Norman F. Hainer, Jr.
- Main IPC: A61B17/56
- IPC: A61B17/56 ; A61B17/88 ; A61F2/08 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/86 ; A61B17/17 ; A61B17/28 ; A61B17/16

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to instruments and methods for manipulating soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure. The instruments and methods may include use of a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the shaft may include a tip with at least two prongs and a channel located between the prongs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170007393A1 SOFT TISSUE REPAIR METHOD Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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