Title:
TISSUE TENSIONING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/059934
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Surgical devices configured to apply and hold a defined pre-set or pre-load tension to target tissue, such as, for example, a blood vessel, tendon or ligament during a surgical procedure.
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Inventors:
MANNAVA SANDEEP (US)
TANAKA MARTIN L (US)
TUOHY CHRISTOPHER J (US)
TANAKA MARTIN L (US)
TUOHY CHRISTOPHER J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/055904
Publication Date:
July 28, 2011
Filing Date:
November 09, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV WAKE FOREST HEALTH SCIENCES (US)
MANNAVA SANDEEP (US)
TANAKA MARTIN L (US)
TUOHY CHRISTOPHER J (US)
MANNAVA SANDEEP (US)
TANAKA MARTIN L (US)
TUOHY CHRISTOPHER J (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/22; A61B17/28; A61B17/00; A61B17/04
Foreign References:
US20010049483A1 | 2001-12-06 | |||
US6001106A | 1999-12-14 | |||
US5289826A | 1994-03-01 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. (Raleigh, North Carolina, US)
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