Bone suture
AssigneeDePuy Mitek, LLC
InventorSteven N. Bittenson
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AssigneeDePuy Mitek, LLC
InventorSteven N. Bittenson
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Devices and methods useful for suturing soft tissue to bone are disclosed. In one embodiment, a bone-suturing device is provided and can include a delivery needle, a delivery needle driving element, a capture needle, and a capture needle driving element. The delivery needle driving element and capture needle driving element can advance the delivery needle and the capture needle through soft tissue and into bone, respectively, and the paths of the delivery needle and the capture needle can intersect therein. The delivery needle can be adapted for holding a suture and the capture needle can be adapted for receiving the suture held by the delivery needle. An injection device can be provided to deliver an adhesive material into bone.
A bone-suturing device, comprising:
A bone-suturing device, comprising:
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