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7618438 |
Tissue puncture closure device with disengagable automatic tamping system
A method and apparatus for sealing a puncture or incision formed percutaneously in tissue separating two internal portions of the body of a living being with an anchor, a sealing plug and a...
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7615076 |
Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus
The present invention provides methods and devices for treating the annulus of an intervertebral disc. The methods and devices can employ an expandable treatment device which is deployed at least...
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7615061 |
Bone anchor suture-loading system, method and apparatus
A suture-loading system, method and apparatus for loading a suture onto a bone anchor, the system comprising: a bone anchor comprising a suture leg-anchoring structure and a plurality of body holes...
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7608093 |
Treatment method
In the treatment method of the present invention, the operation is performed in the following steps: an apparatus is perorally inserted in the stomach, a distal end portion of the apparatus...
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7608092 |
Method and apparatus for performing meniscus repair
An apparatus and method of repairing a tear in body tissue includes inserting a needle containing a retaining head from a first insertion position on a first outer surface of the body tissue,...
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7601165 |
Method and apparatus for forming a self-locking adjustable suture loop
A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member to pull the soft tissue implant into a femoral...
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7601159 |
Interlocking tissue anchor apparatus and methods
Interlocking tissue anchor apparatus and methods are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular...
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7597705 |
Vascular puncture seal anchor nest
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for sealing a subcutaneous tissue puncture. The method and apparatus increases the reliability of device function by creating a multi-level...
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7594923 |
Line lock suture attachment systems and methods
A line lock includes a body at least partially bounding a plurality of passageways such that a suture can only be drawn through the passageways along one direction. The suture is attached to the...
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7588595 |
Graft fixation device and method
A system for securing a graft within a bone includes a tubular cross pin having an interior surface bounding a passageway extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the distal end...
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7588587 |
Suture anchors
A suture anchor includes an outer sleeve having a longitudinal throughbore and defining leading and trailing ends and an insert positionable within the longitudinal throughbore of the outer sleeve....
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7588586 |
Tissue fixation device
A tissue fixation device is provided that is preferably used to secure a ligament or graft within a prepared bone tunnel, for example in ACL replacement. The tissue fixation device generally...
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7585311 |
System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for securing soft tissue to a rigid material such as bone. A bone anchor is described that comprises a base and a top such that suture material may be...
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7582105 |
Suture for wound closure, tissue approximation, tissue support, suspension and/or fixation
A suture assembly includes an elongated flexible body which may be either a single filament for a multiple strand braided or woven body, supporting a plurality of shaped tissue-engaging elements in...
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7572283 |
Soft tissue rivet and method of use
A method and apparatus for reattaching soft tissue to a selected boney structure using a rivet. Generally, a rivet having first portion and a second portion is provided to fully secure a soft...
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7572275 |
System and method for anchoring suture to bone
A system for attaching soft tissue to bone includes an anchor, a suture, and a tissue retainer. The anchor may have a threaded tip that engages the bone, and a suture retention portion with...
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7566340 |
Surgical threading device and method for using same
A threading device that includes an elongated tube having first and second opposite ends and a fiberoptic core. The elongated tube includes an interior and an eyelet defined therein. The first end...
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7566339 |
Adjustable line locks and methods
A line lock includes a body at least partially bounding a primary passageway, a secondary passageway, and a working passageway. The passageways may be sized to receive two locking portions of a...
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7562660 |
Apparatus and methods for treating tissue
Apparatus and methods are provided for thermally and/or mechanically treating tissue, such as valvular structures, to reconfigure or shrink the tissue in a controlled manner. Mechanical clips are...
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7556640 |
Bone anchor device having toggle member for attaching connective tissues to bone
A device for attaching connective tissue to bone has a longitudinal axis and comprises an annular toggle member and a body member disposed distally of the toggle member, such that there is an axial...
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7556638 |
Retrograde fixation technique with insert-molded interference screw
Endosteal fixation of a ligament graft with a bioabsorbable interference screw installed in a retrograde manner in ACL reconstruction. The bioabsorbable interference screw is insert-molded with a...
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7534248 |
Anastomosing instrument
The present invention aims to provide an anastomosing instrument that can anastomose biological tissue with surety. This anastomosing instrument has an inserted portion, which is inserted into a...
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7530990 |
Endobutton continuous loop for bone tendon with double loop knot
A method of securing a tissue graft within a bone passage includes providing a graft fixation member comprising a closed double-loop having a pair of differently sized loop sections and capturing...
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7517357 |
Knotless suture anchor
A suture anchor that allows a surgeon to securely and efficiently suture soft tissue to bone without knotting the suture, comprising a locking body through which a suture is passed, and an anchor...
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7500983 |
Apparatus for soft tissue attachment
An apparatus and method for fixing a selected graft relative to a selected anatomical portion. An anchor may be provided that may be interconnected with a selected graft portion that is operable to...
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7491217 |
Graft anchoring device
An apparatus for anchoring a graft segment to a fixed structure in-vivo includes a sleeve member having one or more suture channels extending axially therethrough and an axial opening extending...
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7481832 |
Method and apparatus for use of a self-tapping resorbable screw
A bone attachment apparatus and implantation system. The attachment device provides a screw with channels formed therein for implantation within a bone aperture. The channels are used as a torque...
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7455683 |
Methods and devices for repairing triangular fibrocartilage complex tears
Methods and devices for repairing the TFCC of a patient's wrist are provided. In general, the device includes first and second anchor bodies that are connected to one another by a suture. The first...
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7449025 |
Surgical instrument to secure body tissues
In a first embodiment, a surgical instrument for securing body tissue comprising an anchoring member formed from organic or inorganic biocompatible material having head, shaft and tip portions, the...
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7445634 |
Annulus repair systems and methods
Systems and methods for repairing annulus defects include scaffold ( 30 ), attachment members ( 40 ), and anchors ( 20 ). The scaffold ( 30 ) acts as a plug to substantially fill the annulus...
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7442202 |
Suture anchor attached to tissue-fixation disk without top knot
A suture anchor attached to a tissue-fixation disk with at least one suture knot which resides in a recess in the suture anchor, rather than on the exposed surface of the tissue-fixation disk. The...
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7435251 |
System for securing a suture
A system is disclosed for securing a suture. The system includes a deformable suture clip having a pair of closely spaced panels configured for movement between an open position wherein a suture...
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7429266 |
Method of using ultrasonic vibration to secure body tissue
A suture and a suture retainer are positioned relative to body tissue. Ultrasonic vibratory energy is utilized to heat the suture retainer and effect a bonding of portions of the suture retainer to...
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7422596 |
Kit comprising a medical fixing element and a device for placing said fixing element
The kit ( 1 ) comprises a needle ( 3 ) for placing the fixing element ( 2 ), and the fixing element ( 2 ) comprises at least one stop part ( 5 ) and a threaded deformable part ( 7 ) joined to said...
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7416556 |
Stop-cock suture clamping system
A suture clamping system, comprising a block of material having a hole passing therethrough; and a rotatable element received into the block of material, the rotatable element having a hole passing...
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7416554 |
Apparatus and methods for forming and securing gastrointestinal tissue folds
Apparatus and methods are provided for forming a gastrointestinal tissue fold by engaging tissue at a first tissue contact point, moving the first tissue contact point from a position initially...
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7390332 |
Methods and devices for repairing tissue
A suture anchor system for repairing torn or damaged tissue is provided and generally includes a first suture anchor having at least one length of suture attached thereto, and a second suture...
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7381213 |
Knotless bioabsorbable suture anchor system and method
A knotless suture system for anchoring tissue to bone is provided. The system includes a suture anchor configured to radially expand into bone. The suture anchor has a proximal end and a distal end...
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7381210 |
Mitral valve repair system and method for use
The present invention is directed to various systems for repairing tissue within the heart of a patient. The mitral valve repair system of the present invention comprises a guide catheter having a...
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7377934 |
Device and system for anchoring tissue to bone
A device is designed to anchor a tissue to a bone. The device comprises a contractible implant, one or more sutures attached to the implant, and a pasty medicine capable of solidification. The...
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7374530 |
Catheter-based tissue remodeling devices and methods
Devices and methods utilizing a catheter to remodel soft tissue of a patient and, in a preferred embodiment, to reduce the volume of the left ventricle of a heart. In one embodiment, one or more...
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7371244 |
Deployment apparatus for suture anchoring device
A deployment device for anchoring a suture to a suture anchoring device, which is made from a helically coiled member, includes a winding tube for winding a suture around the coiled member in a...
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7361179 |
Sternal closure device and method
A device and method for joining a severed sternum is disclosed. The device includes first and second bearing members, a sternum joining member having an axis and first and second ends, the first...
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7361178 |
Cranial flap clamp and instrument for use therewith
The disclosed cranial flap clamp includes first and second clamping members and an extension member. A portion of the first member is positionable against inferior surfaces of a bone flap and skull...
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7338502 |
Systems and methods for soft tissue reconstruction
Suture-based fasteners and fastening methods for soft tissue reconstruction are described that can include a needle tip swaged onto two sutures and loaded onto the end of a curved needle shaft. The...
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7335221 |
Suture anchoring and tensioning device and method for using same
A suture anchoring device is made from a coiled member having a helical configuration with a multiplicity of turns. When used in connection with a surgical procedure, the device is positioned...
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7335205 |
Implants, device and method for joining tissue parts
Implants ( 7 ) for forming a positive connection with human or animal parts include a material, such as thermoplastics and thixotropic materials, that can be liquefied by means of mechanical...
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7331982 |
Suture anchor and associated method
Suture anchor and associated method and system. In one embodiment, the suture anchor includes a bone anchoring portion, and a suture securing portion coupled to the bone anchoring portion. The...
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7329281 |
Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone
A graft ligament anchor comprises a graft ligament engagement member disposed in an opening in a bone, the graft ligament engagement member being arranged to receive a graft ligament alongside the...
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7329272 |
Graft fixation using a plug against suture
A method for securing soft tissue to bone which does not require the surgeon to tie suture knots to secure the tissue to the bone. A pilot hole or socket is created in the bone at the location that...
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