Apparatus and method for placing sutures, e.g. at a tendon laceration
CA 2334235 A1 · Owner: Adams, Brian D. · Inventors: Adams, Brian D.
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A suture repair system is provided for releasably holding the lacerated end of a tendon, ligament, and similar types of body tissues and precisely guiding placement of one or more sutures therein. The suture repair system preferably provides one or more suture guide paths for placing respective sutures having a selected configuration in the lacerated end. The system preferably includes a single use, disposable holder or clamp assembly. The clamp assembly may also be used as a guide to accurately trim, when necessary the lacerated end. Once , suture placement is completed the clamp assembly may be removed and may be discarded.
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- Filed May 27, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 27, 2019.
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