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Method and apparatus for anchoring and manipulating cartilage

  • US 4,741,330 A
  • Filed: 04/04/1986
  • Issued: 05/03/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device for use in anchoring and manipulating fibrous tissue such as cartilage and the like within a joint of a patient during a surgical procedure, comprising:

  • (a) anchoring means, including an elongate member, for attaching a suture to fibrous tissue, said anchoring means being adapted to fit within an open tip of a hollow needle;

    (b) a suture, attached to said anchoring means medially of said elongate member thereof; and

    (c) retainer means, easily slidable along said suture toward said anchoring means but thereafter resistant to movement along said suture away from said anchoring means, for retaining tension in said suture within tissue held between said anchoring means and said retainer means, said retainer being of resilient material having a pair of opposite surfaces and defining a plurality of intersecting slits extending therethrough between said opposite faces.

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