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Systems, devices, and methods for securing tissue

  • US 9,757,116 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2015
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical method, comprising:

  • selecting a flexible surgical filament having a snare at a first terminal end thereof and an opposed leading end disposed at a second opposed terminal end thereof;

    positioning the surgical filament substantially around an object to form a first loop;

    passing a portion of the filament through the snare such that the leading end remains on one side of the snare and a second loop formed by the portion of the filament passed through the snare is on another side of the snare;

    collapsing the snare around the filament disposed therein to secure the first and second loops, the first loop completely surrounding the object and the second loop being adjacent to the object;

    collapsing the first loop around the object to engage the object with the filament;

    passing the leading end of the filament through the second loop; and

    collapsing the second loop around the filament to secure the filament to the object.

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