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Tissue anchor system including a suture securing an anchor to a support

US10136981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

14Claims

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Assignee

Coloplast A/S · DK

Inventors

Neal Poucher · North Oaks, US
Sarah J. Deitch · Minneapolis, US
Allen Gaynor · Coon Rapids, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2017
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tissue anchor system includes a support, a suture inserted through the support, an anchor having a fin forming an eyelet, where the suture is engaged with the eyelet of the fin. An introducer is provided having a cannula defining a bore sized to receive the anchor and a slot formed in a wall of the cannula, with the slot sized to receive the fin of the anchor.

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