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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Olson, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
An injectable securement device includes one or more sutures and a bolster housed inside an elongate element, and may be part of a system that also includes one or more fastening elements and an elongate element. Injecting a suture tie/knot can be accomplished outside the eye without the need for performing the action of tying within the eye.