Patent · US Expired

Suture anchoring and tensioning device

US6652562B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 28, 2001
Grant dateNov 25, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/1142
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A suture anchoring and tensioning device is made from a resilient strip of polymeric or superelastic material adapted to be coiled into a tight spiral configuration that restricts movement of a suture entwined therein as the device coils about itself.

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