Title:
縫合糸組立品を使用して物体を骨に固定する方法および装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014504168
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A suture assembly including a first suture having a generally U-shaped configuration including a first arm, a second arm and a bridge connecting the first arm to the second arm; a second suture including a first arm, a second arm and a bridge connecting the first arm to the second arm; the first arm of the second suture being wrapped around the first arm of the first suture in a first direction, and the second arm of the second suture being wrapped around the second arm of the first suture in a second, opposite direction. The suture assembly being capable of assuming (i) a longitudinally-extended, radially-contracted first configuration, and (ii) a longitudinally-contracted, radially-expanded second configuration.
Inventors:
McDevit, Dennis
Novac, Vincent
Novac, Vincent
Application Number:
JP2013537817A
Publication Date:
February 20, 2014
Filing Date:
November 03, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Commed Corporation
International Classes:
A61B17/04; A61B17/56
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Shigeo Takeuchi
Osamu Yamamoto
Yukio Kanegae
Makoto Watanabe
Yasushi Kobayashi
Shigeo Takeuchi
Osamu Yamamoto
Yukio Kanegae
Makoto Watanabe