Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for all-inside suture fixation for implant attachment and soft tissue repair
-
Application No.: US14462902Application Date: 2014-08-19
-
Publication No.: US09949732B2Publication Date: 2018-04-24
- Inventor: Nadine Beverly Nelson , Stephen Vaughan Harris
- Applicant: Ivy Sports Medicine, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NJ Montvale
- Assignee: Ivy Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ivy Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Montvale
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a system for repairing a meniscus includes a suture including a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible portion connecting the first anchor and the second anchor. The flexible portion includes a self-locking slide knot between the first anchor and the second anchor. The system also includes a needle having a longitudinal extending bore, an open end, and a slot adjacent the open distal end, the first anchor and the second anchor are positioned entirely within the bore and slot. The system further includes a pusher configured to be movable within the bore of the needle. The pusher is configured to discharge the first anchor and the second anchor individually and sequentially through the open distal end of the needle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150190129A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALL-INSIDE SUTURE FIXATION FOR IMPLANT ATTACHMENT AND SOFT TISSUE REPAIR Public/Granted day:2015-07-09
Information query