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Anchoring suture

US10376261B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Timothy D. Kosa · Hamden, US
Nicholas Maiorino · Branford, US
Megan Stopek · Yalesville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 29, 2009
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/06176
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device having an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the elongate body terminating in a free end; the distal portion of the elongate body terminating in a loop. The loop further includes a first plurality of anchors disposed along a surface of the loop.

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