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US 5,441,508 AGranted
Reinforcement and supporting device for the rotator cuff of a shoulder joint of a person
OwnerDominique Gazielly, Pierre Blondelinventors
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Abstract
A rotator cuff reinforcement device adapted for surgical implantation in a shoulder of a person, comprising a strip having a base portion for fixation to a trochiter of a rotator cuff, the strip being flexible, non-tubular and flat and having at least two divergent legs extending from the base portion for fixation to at least two tendons of such a rotator cuff, the at least two divergent legs defining at least two respective divergent ends.
Claims14
A rotator cuff reinforcement device adapted for surgical implantation in a shoulder of a person, comprising:
- a strip consisting of a single layer of braided polypropylene material having a base portion for fixation to a trochiter and at least two divergent legs extending from said base portion for fixation to at least two tendons of such a rotator cuff, said at least two divergent legs defining at least two respective divergent ends, said strip being flexible, non-tubular and flat, wherein said base portion and said at least two divergent legs are substantially planar and extend along the substantially same plane, and two of said at least two divergent legs diverge from each other by an angle in said plane.
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