Suture anchor applicator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7815659
APP PUB NO 20070112384A1
SERIAL NO

11274354

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A medical instrument is provided including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end that define an axis, wherein the distal end is penetratable into tissue. The instrument also includes a tissue stop disposed on the shaft near the distal end and changeable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the distal end is penetratable into the tissue approximately to a predetermined depth when the tissue stop is in the expanded configuration.

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  • ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conlon, Sean P Loveland, US 143 34263
Griffith, David B Cincinnati, US 30 2327

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