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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Inventors:
Neal Poucher, North Oaks, MN (US);
Sarah J. Deitch, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0609 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue anchor system includes a support, a suture inserted through the support, an anchor having a fin forming an eyelet, where the suture is engaged with the eyelet of the fin. An introducer is provided having a cannula defining a bore sized to receive the anchor and a slot formed in a wall of the cannula, with the slot sized to receive the fin of the anchor.