Surgery – Miscellaneous – Methods
Patent
1997-10-02
1999-09-14
Yu, Mickey
Surgery
Miscellaneous
Methods
623 16, 606 53, 606 60, 606 73, 606139, A61B 1900
Patent
active
059506334
ABSTRACT:
A procedure for supporting the soft tissue of a patient's scalp in a superior position using a microanchor includes forming a plurality of incisions proximate to the soft tissue to be moved, inserting an endoscope through at least of one of the incisions and undermining the soft tissue to be moved while at least a portion of the undermining process is viewed through the endoscope. At least one microanchor having a generally cylindrical body including a first bone contacting end, a second trailing end and bone fixation means formed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the microanchor between the first and second ends is provided. Each of the one or more microanchors has a length of less than about 4.0 mm and has a predetermined length of suture thread attached thereto. At least one pilot hole is formed in the patient's cranium through the incisions made therein. The one or more microanchors are inserted into the one or more pilot holes, the soft tissue is moved to the desired superior position and the soft tissue is sutured into that position using the suture thread attached to the microanchor.
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Lynch Richard J.
Turpin Tommy L.
Ethicon Inc.
Nguyen Dinh X.
Yu Mickey
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