Multi-barbed device for retaining tissue in apposition and methods of use
US6991643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/418
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multi-barbed apparatus is provided, and methods of use, for penetrating two sides of a wound and holding the edges in apposition. The apparatus may be inserted within a wound or underneath the skin, and mechanically adheres the two sides of the wound together. The apparatus includes a biocompatible substrate carrying a multiplicity of tissue penetrating barbs on a least one side thereof, and may be formed as a rigid or flexible sheet, tube or other shape.
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