A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
A61F 2/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2727591
A method and apparatus for reattaching the opposed ends of a member, such as a tendon, ligament or bone, during preparing and healing of the member using a surgical repair device that can be securely attached to the member and then safely guided through tortuous anatomy for reattachment and repair. The repair device further includes structural means so as to secure opposed ends of the member against separation during healing. Devices for aiding in the positioning of the surgical repair device are provided.
La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de rattacher les extrémités opposées d'un élément, tel qu'un tendon, un ligament ou un os, durant la préparation et la cicatrisation de l'élément au moyen d'un dispositif de réparation chirurgicale qui peut être solidement fixé à l'élément, puis guidé en toute sécurité par les voies les plus tortueuses en vue du rattachement et de la réparation dudit élément. Ce dispositif de réparation comprend, en outre, des moyens structurels qui vont permettre d'éviter que les extrémités opposées de l'élément ne se séparent durant la cicatrisation. L'invention concerne encore des dispositifs d'aide au positionnement du dispositif de réparation chirurgicale.
Gordon Leonard
Huxel Shawn T.
Miller Alan B.
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