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Suture anchor and approximating device

  • US 7,766,939 B2
  • Filed: 08/05/2004
  • Issued: 08/03/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A suture anchor deployable with a suture anchor delivery device having a needle, the suture anchor comprising:

  • a suture anchor body having a longitudinal axis and formed of an elastic material, said suture anchor body having a straightened position and a curved position,a passage extending through said suture anchor along said longitudinal axis, said passage sized and configured for said needle of said suture anchor delivery device to pass therethrough,at least one suture opening sized and configured to received a suture, said at least one suture opening separate from said passage,a guiding platform attached to one side of said suture anchor body,wherein said suture body is resiliently straightened into said straightened position when said needle of said suture anchor delivery device is located within said passage,and wherein when said needle is removed, said suture anchor body resumes said curved position.

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