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Capsule retractor

  • US 9,700,291 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/2014
  • Issued: 07/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An articular capsule retractor comprising:

  • a flexible construct including a strand extending between a first end and a second end;

    a dermal abutting member coupled to the flexible construct and configured to abut a dermal layer; and

    an anchor coupled to the flexible construct such that the strand extends through a passageway defined by the anchor;

    wherein pulling the first end and the second end draws the dermal abutting member and the anchor together, and wherein the flexible construct includes a first sleeve defining a first passageway and a second sleeve defining a second passageway, the strand extends through the first passageway to define a first loop, and the strand extends through the second passageway to define a second loop.

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