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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Heber Crockett, Kearney, NE (US);
John Wright, Kearney, NE (US);
James G. Whayne, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin L. Ohashi, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Sidney D. Fleischman, Durham, NC (US);
Heber Crockett, Kearney, NE (US);
John Wright, Kearney, NE (US);
James G. Whayne, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin L. Ohashi, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Sidney D. Fleischman, Durham, NC (US);
Bay Innovation Group, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for repairing soft tissue. The surgical system allows for the creation of tissue repair by grasping, aligning and sewing or fixing tissue. For example, this system may be used for clipping together excessive capsular tissue and reducing the overall capsular volume. The deployment device includes a central grasping mechanism and an outer clip delivery system. The clip embodiments may be single or multi-component (penetration and locking base components) that penetrate tissue layers and deploy or lock to clip the tissue together. An example of the system is used to reduce the joint capsule tissue laxity and reduces the potential for subluxation or dislocation of the joint by either restricting inferior laxity (anterior or posterior) and resolving or eliminating pathologic anterior or posterior translation.