Tendon passing device and method
CA 2354003 A1 · Owner: Adams, Brian D. · Inventors: Adams, Brian D.
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Apparatus and methods are provided to facilitate passage of lacerated ends of a tendon back into and/or through an associated sheath. The method is often necessary to complete repair when lacerated ends of a tendon retract from the associated laceration site in the sheath. The method includes applying respective elastomeric tubes over lacerated ends of the tendon. Each elastomeric tube is preferably made of thin elastic rubber. The elastomeric , tube also prevents fraying and catching of the respective lacerated end during passage into and through the sheath. Multiple threads are preferably engaged with the elastomeric tube. An applicator is provided to slide a respective …
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- Filed October 8, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 8, 2019.
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