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Patent No.:

US 11253248 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2017

Articulated meniscal repair instrument

Applicant:

Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);

Inventors:

Stephen Santangelo, Memphis, TN (US);

Anthony O'Leary, Memphis, TN (US);

Matthew Dennis Cunningham, Memphis, TN (US);

Assignee:

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);

Attorneys:

Burns & Levinson, LLP

Joseph M. Maraia

Primary Examiner:

Julian W Woo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00743 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01);
Abstract

A meniscal repair instrument includes an articulating mechanism configured to move a needle on the tip in a controlled arc. Multiple directions of motion are provided in order to facilitate the deployment of suture anchors. In one aspect, the articulating mechanism includes a series of movable members that are coupled together by two wires that are provided with a push/pull force via a control mechanism.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Santangelo, Stephen. (2022). Articulated meniscal repair instrument (U.S. Patent No. 11253248). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11253248

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