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System and method for transporting suture

US11589860B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignees

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG · CH
SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED · SG

Inventors

Mason James Bettenga · Memphis, US
Dirk Wunderle · Zürich, CH
Alexander Iwan Seidl · Zürich, CH
Pascal Boileau · Nice, FR
John Slusarz · Hopedale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2020
Grant date	Feb 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2/0805
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A suture transport system is disclosure for placing a flexible member along a tunnel, the system including a means of transporting a flexible member along a tunnel from a first opening in the tunnel through to a second opening at an opposite end of the tunnel, such that the flexible member extends from both the first and second opening. The system also includes a means of capturing a portion of the flexible member at the second opening, to inhibit the flexible member from retracting into the tunnel second opening. The means of capturing includes an aperture for capturing the portion of the flexible member.

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