Bioabsorbable tack for joining bodily tissue

Details Bioabsorbable tack for joining bodily tissue Bioabsorbable tack for joining bodily tissue

1991-09-03

1993-09-21

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 60, 606 67, 606 72, 606 77, 606213, A61B 1700

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052464415

ABSTRACT:
A cannulated bioabsorbable tack has annular ribs configured to enhance fixation to tissue, such as bone, and is particularly effective for attaching soft tissue to bone, such as ligaments or muscles in the shoulder. Apparatus and method for displaying the tack facilitate arthroscopic surgical procedures for attaching or joining tissue.

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