Apparatus and method for repairing or reattaching soft tissue
CA 2416649 A1 · Owner: Hatch, Laird L. · Inventors: Hunter, Robert R.; Hatch, Laird L.; Vinluan, Jenine S.
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An apparatus and method for delivering or installing a surgical suture or suture-like implant into soft tissue, for example for the reattachement or , repair of the meniscus of the knee facilitates placement of the suture or implant, protects the surrounding tissue and nerves from damage during use and permits suturing throught a single body portal. The apparatus or method may be used in open or arthroscopic surgical procedures to repair tears in the meniscus or other injuries to soft tissue which require a suture or implant , to facilitate reapproximation and healing. An injury to soft tissue such as a , tear in the meniscus or detachement of soft tissue from bone is repaired , through …
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- Filed July 26, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 26, 2021.
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