Suture anchoring and tensioning device
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1. A suture anchoring device for use with a suture in a surgical procedure, comprising a resilient member having a coiled configuration, said resilient member being biased towards said coiled configuration from an uncoiled configuration, and said resilient member including holding means for holding a suture such that it becomes entwined within said resilient member as said resilient member moves from its said uncoiled configuration to its said coiled configuration.
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A suture anchoring and tensioning device is made from a resilient strip of polymeric or superelastic material adapted to be coiled into a tight spiral configuration that restricts movement of a suture entwined therein as the device coils about itself.
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- 1. A suture anchoring device for use with a suture in a surgical procedure, comprising a resilient member having a coiled configuration, said resilient member being biased towards said coiled configuration from an uncoiled configuration, and said resilient member including holding means for holding a suture such that it becomes entwined within said resilient member as said resilient member moves from its said uncoiled configuration to its said coiled configuration.
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