Apparatus and method for applying and adjusting an anchoring device

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PATENT NO 5562689
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08385524

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A method and apparatus for elevating, approximating and/or restraining internal organs or structures, and more particularly for treating female urinary stress incontinence are provided. The apparatus include an anchoring device having an elongated suture with an anchor at each end thereof and a cinching member therebetween for adjusting the operative length of the suture, an articulating apparatus for applying the anchoring device during an endoscopic or laparoscopic procedure, and an apparatus for drawing the suture relative to the cinching member after it has been emplaced.

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UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION150 GLOVER AVENUE NORWALK CONNECTICUT 06856 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Castro, Salvatore Seymour, CT 70 21993
Green, David T Westport, CT 256 200310
Manzo, Scott E Shelton, CT 72 23680
Marinkovich, Dragomir C Sandy Hook, CT 13 2597
Ratcliff, Keith Sandy Hook, CT 82 73774
Sienkiewicz, Henry R Stamford, CT 30 31890

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