Method of fixing a suture to tissue
US8758371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of fixing a suture to tissue of a patient includes placing an introducer onto a finger, the introducer including a zip line trailing from a proximal end of the introducer. The method additionally includes identifying a landmark with the finger, guiding a delivery device along the zip line toward the introducer, where the delivery device maintaining an anchor attached to a suture line, and ejecting the anchor from the delivery device and into the tissue of the patient.
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