EP0513736A1
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Device for repairing torn tissue
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1992-05-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A device 10 for repairing torn tissue or muscle such as the meniscus 44,45 of the knee. The device consists of a pair of needles 12 detachably secured to a pair of anchoring members 14 having a plurality of barb-like projections 18 extending outwardly therefrom. The anchoring members are joined by a suture 16 which connects the ends of the anchoring members opposite the needles.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas Sander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/064; A61B17/068; A61B17/06066; A61B17/06166; A61B2017/00004; A61B17/0401; A61B2017/0403; A61B17/06004; A61B2017/06028; A61B2017/06033; A61B2017/06057; A61B2017/06176; A61B2017/0646; A61B2017/0647
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A tissue tear repair device comprising: at least one tissue piercing member, a tissue connecting member provided for each tissue piercing member and attached to each repective tissue piercing member, each tissue connecting member having anchoring means for securing each said tissue connecting member in said tissue, said tissue connecting member attached to a flexible material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A device according to claim 1, and comprising: a pair of tissue piercing members, and a pair of tissue connecting members, said members having anchoring means for securing said members in said tissue, said members being joined by flexible material, wherein each of said tissue connecting members are secured to one of said tissue piercing members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 2, further comprising at least one retaining flange member which fits over said tissue piercing members and tissue connecting members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said tissue piercing members comprise a pair of straight surgical needles, each of said needles being secured to a respective one of said tissue connecting members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said tissue piercing members comprise a pair of curved surgical needles, each of said needles being secured to a respective one of said tissue connecting members.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
18 words
A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said tissue connecting members comprise resorbable material.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
38 words
A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said anchoring means of said tissue connecting members comprises a plurality of barb-like members which hold the tissue connecting members in place across a tear in tissue.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 7, wherein said barb-like members have a tapered shape to permit penetration through tissue in a forward direction but prevent movement in a reverse direction.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
27 words
A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said tissue connecting members are secured to said tissue piercing means by adhesives, swaging or crimping.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
26 words
A device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said tissue connecting members are secured to said tissue piercing means by heat-shrinkable tubing.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
18 words
A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said flexible material comprises a resorbable suture.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
95 words
A device according to any one of the preceding claims for repairing the meniscus of a knee, comprising: a pair of tissue piercing members each having a pointed end and a blunt end, a pair of tissue anchoring members each having a plurality of barb-like projections extending outwardly from said members, each said anchoring member being secured at a first end to said blunt end of one of said piercing members, and a linking member for joining said anchoring members together, said linking member joining an end of each anchoring member at a second end.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 12, wherein said tissue piercing members comprise surgical needles detachably secured to said anchoring members.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 12 or 13, wherein said linking member comprises a suture.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
56 words
A device according to any one of the preceding claims, for repairing torn meniscal tissue comprising: a pair of surgical needles, a tissue anchoring member detachably secured to each needle, said anchoring member having a plurality or barb-like projections for grasping tissue, and a suture secured to each anchoring member to join said anchoring members together.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
A device according to claim 1, for repairing torn meniscal tissue comprising: a surgical needle, a first anchoring member secured at a first end to said surgical needle, a suture member secured at a first end to a second end of said first anchoring member, and a second anchoring member secured to a second end of said suture member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 16, wherein said first and second anchoring members are provided with a plurality of outwardly projecting barbs for grasping tissue.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
141 words
A device according to any one of the preceding claims, for repairing torn tissue, in particular the meniscus of a knee, comprising: a pair of tissue piercing members each having a pointed end and a blunt end, a pair of tissue anchoring members each having a plurality of barb-like projections extending outwardly from said members, each said anchoring member being secured at a first end of said blunt end of one of said piercing members, a suture for joining said anchoring members together, said suture joining an end of each anchoring member at a second end, and at least one retaining flange member, wherein said flange member slips over at least one of said tissue piercing members and a tissue anchoring member to contact a joint capsule surface of said knee, said flange member applying pressure to further secure said suture.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
64 words
A device according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a pair of tissue piercing members and a pair of tissue connecting members, said connecting members having anchoring means for securing said members in said tissue, said connecting members being joined by flexible material, each of said tissue piercing members respectively extending from a distal end of each of said tissue connecting members.
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