Surgical method
CA 1069009 A · Owner: Ethicon · Inventors: Kronenthal, Richard L.; Wykoff, Matthew H.
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A method for closing wounds and surgical incisions in mammalian tissue which comprises fastening an approximated wound or incision with a series of devices comprising a short filament with a head on each end each device, being surgically placed so that the filament traverses the wound or incision within the tissue while one head of the device engages the surface of the tissue on either side of the wound or incision. Apparatus is provided for the surgical placement of the device.
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- Granted January 1, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 1, 1997.
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