Surgery – Instruments – Surgical mesh – connector – clip – clamp or band
Patent
1996-06-12
1999-04-13
Jackson, Gary
Surgery
Instruments
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band
606213, 606219, 606220, 411446, 411456, A61B 1708
Patent
active
058938567
ABSTRACT:
A fastener for binding a layer of mammalian soft tissue to a mammalian bone includes a body portion for disposition in a bore in the bone, the body portion having means thereon for resisting movement of the body portion from the bore. The fastener further includes gripper portions extending from the body portion and extendible through the layer of tissue toward the bone to bind the tissue to the bone. The invention further contemplates a method for making the fastener, a method for binding layers of material together using the fastener, a tool for setting the fastener, and tools and fasteners in combination.
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Hoyle Edward F.
Jacob Pamela A.
Jackson Gary
Mitek Surgical Products Inc.
Pham Tina T. D.
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