Suture-based assembly for tissue repair, and associated devices and methods
AssigneeAltyx Medical, Inc.
InventorsDouglas Scherr, Roger Goldberg, Ghazaleh Rostami Nia
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Abstract
The present technology is directed to systems, methods, and devices for anchoring suture devices into a target patient tissue to treat a medical condition. For example, in some embodiments the present technology includes a tissue-support system including an applicator device and a suture device. The applicator device is configured to deploy and anchor the suture device in a target tissue. In some embodiments, the suture device is deployed such that an anchor of the suture device is positioned external to the tissue it is anchored to.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method of anchoring a suture device, the method comprising:
- positioning an applicator device proximate a first anatomical structure, wherein the applicator device includes a needle carrying the suture device having an anchor, a suture element, and an end region spaced apart from the anchor by the suture element;
- advancing the needle such that the needle (a) enters the first anatomical structure at a first region and (b) exits the first anatomical structure at a second region, wherein the needle carries the anchor and at least a portion of the suture element from the first region to the second region;
- releasing the anchor from the needle while a distal portion of the needle extends past the second region such that (i) the anchor remains external to the first anatomical structure at the second region, (ii) a portion of the suture element extends between the first region and the second region, and (iii) the end region of the suture device is not engaged with the first anatomical structure;
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- coupling the end region of the suture device to a second anatomical structure different than the first anatomical structure.
A method of anchoring a suture device, the method comprising:
- positioning an applicator device proximate a first anatomical structure, wherein the applicator device includes a needle carrying the suture device having an anchor, a suture element, and an end region spaced apart from the anchor by the suture element;
- advancing the needle through the first anatomical structure;
- releasing the anchor from the needle with the needle advanced through the first anatomical structure such that the anchor engages with the first anatomical structure, a portion of the suture element passes through the first anatomical structure, and the end region of the suture device is not engaged with the first anatomical structure;
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- coupling the end region of the suture device to a second anatomical structure different than the first anatomical structure.
A method of anchoring a suture device, the method comprising:
- using an applicator device to anchor the suture device to a first anatomical structure, wherein the suture device includes an anchor, a suture element, and an end region spaced apart from the anchor by the suture element, and wherein anchoring the suture device to the first anatomical structure includes engaging the anchor against a surface of the first anatomical structure such that a portion of the suture element passes through the first anatomical structure and the end region of the suture device is not engaged with the first anatomical structure;
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- coupling the end region of the suture device to a second anatomical structure different than the first anatomical structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.