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Method for anchoring suture and approximating tissue

  • US 8,454,655 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2010
  • Issued: 06/04/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for delivering a suture anchor within tissue of the patient, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) puncturing the tissue with a needle carrying a suture anchor, wherein the suture anchor comprises a curved configuration and a straightened configuration;

    (b) removing the needle from within the suture anchor, wherein removal of the needle causes the suture anchor to assume its curved configuration;

    (c) and pulling a suture connected to the suture anchor causing a fin on the suture anchor to snag the surrounding tissue, thereby causing said suture anchor to rotate within tissue.

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