Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1997-06-02
1999-11-09
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 72, 606 77, 606 76, 606213, A61B 1756
Patent
active
059805242
ABSTRACT:
A fastener for use in soft tissue repair includes a resorbable polymer or suture core having one or more collagen bands in surrounding relation to the core. The bands are expandable between a dehydrated state for insertion and a hydrated state for healing, and are dimensioned and positioned to bring two sides of a tear into apposition to promote healing of the tear. The fastener insertion method includes driving an elongated tube across the tear, inserting a fastener down the tube until it breaches the tears and removing the tube, leaving the fastener in position to expand and promote healing of the tear.
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Justin Daniel F.
Winters Thomas F.
Innovasive Devices, Inc.
Tucker Guy V.
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