Suturing breakaway anchor strip
AssigneeAurora Medical Technologies Corp
InventorsScott Dowd, Petros Benias, Vivek Kumbhari
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AssigneeAurora Medical Technologies Corp
InventorsScott Dowd, Petros Benias, Vivek Kumbhari
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The present invention includes a single molded strip of suture anchors frangibly connected to each other that can be preloaded with a suture and then deployed at the site of use inside the body. This configuration eliminates the need to reload an anchor when multiple anchors are required. Further, this molded strip of anchors can include different variations of a suture anchor or locking device all in the same single strip. The strip would typically be molded from plastic or metal and would offer the additional advantage of being injection molded in a one piece shot which would not only save on cost per anchor but would offer assembly advantages as well.
A suture anchor system, comprising:
A method of suturing an opening in a subject's flesh, comprising:
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