Soft tissue fixation system
AssigneeEndoFix Medical Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRickey Hart, Peter Rogal
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AssigneeEndoFix Medical Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRickey Hart, Peter Rogal
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A single delivery needle configuration accommodates multiple soft tissue fixation devices at once. The configuration eliminates the need to reload a fixation delivery device when multiple fixation devices are required. Further, this configuration can include different variations of fixation devices. In embodiments, these fixation devices are typically manufactured from standard braided polyester suture that is cut into segments with predetermined lengths. This design allows the braided suture segments to be preloaded with a suture threaded through the preloaded braided suture segments with a slip knot placed on the proximal end of a first braided suture segments (e.g., distal fixation device). The tailing suture from the slip knot passes through the second, third, fourth braided suture segments, or any required quantity of braided suture segments that have been preloaded into the delivery device. The suture passes completely through a delivery device.
A method for implanting a plurality of braided suture segments connected via a single flexible strand for tissue fixation, comprising;
A surgical device for implanting a flexible braided anchor assembly for tissue fixation, comprising:
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