Tissue hooks and tools for applying same
US5984949A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0641
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A unitary tissue hook for permanently joining tissue segments together includes a base section and at least one pair of spaced apart arms. A first end of each of the arms is joined to the base section and a second end of each of the arms is provided with a tip. The tips of at least one pair of arms face each other for receiving and holding the tissue segments together. In a preferred form of the invention, the base section includes two pairs of spaced apart arms, with the arms in each pair being spaced apart in a first direction from each other and with each pair of arms being spaced from the other pair in a second direction that is transverse to said first direction. The preferred embodiments of the invention are non-deformable.
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