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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Mininvasive Ltd., Magal, IL;
Mordechai Sholev, Amikam, IL;
Raphael Meloul, Caesarea, IL;
Arnon Mousaiuf, Atlit, IL;
Boaz Harari, Haifa, IL;
Ronen Raz, Magal, IL;
MININVASIVE LTD., Magal, IL;
Abstract
An arthroscopic bone channel forming and suturing method including forming a first generally straight channel in a bone, forming a second generally straight channel in the bone, the second generally straight channel not intersecting the first generally straight channel, inserting a curved needle into the first generally straight channel, inserting a suture through the second generally straight channel in the bone to a suture pick-up location, manipulating the curved needle to form a curved junction between the first generally straight channel and the second generally straight channel; and pulling the suture by the curved needle from the suture pick-up location through the junction and though the first generally straight channel.