Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Soft tissue repair devices, systems, and methods
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Application No.: US15582679Application Date: 2017-04-29
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Publication No.: US10660643B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Erik N. Kubiak , Shawn P. Reese
- Applicant: CONEXTIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: CoNextions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: CoNextions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Agent David L. Stott
- Main IPC: A61B17/11
- IPC: A61B17/11 ; A61F2/08 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/08 ; A61B17/115 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing soft tissue, such as, a lacerated tendon. A repair device includes a frame having a tubular structure with a longitudinal length and struts at least partially defining the tubular structure. The frame includes a first portion and a second portion with an intermediate portion therebetween, each extending along the longitudinal length. The intermediate portion is configured to substantially maintain a fixed position and is configured to be positioned over first and second ends of the lacerated tendon to substantially maintain the first end abutted against the second end. The first portion and the second portion of the frame are configured to be positioned over separate portions of the tendon and configured to move and elongate along a length of the respective first portion and second portion of the frame as the portions of the tendon elongate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170231635A1 SOFT TISSUE REPAIR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2017-08-17
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