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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2024
Applicant:
Kirigenx, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Theodore R. Kucklick, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
KiriGenX, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0684 (2013.01); A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00836 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved surgical stapling apparatus for inserting a staple into a shoulder tendon or bone to treat a shoulder tendon tear. The surgical stapling apparatus also includes a surgical stapling assembly having a pointed driver having a housing and having a proximal and a distal end and at least one staple having a proximal end and a distal end that is loaded within the driver. The driver drives a staple through an augmentation patch into tendon or bone.