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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arthur E Ellison, Williamstown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 20 ; 128754 ;
Abstract
Tissue retractor particularly adapted for use during arthroscopic surgery on the knee joint. This surgical instrument includes a rigid elongate member with a sharpened end adapted for insertion through skin into meniscal tissue within the knee joint. The elongate member includes a retractable, laterally projecting barb near the sharpened end for seating within the tissue. In one embodiment, a tensioning device is provided so that parts of torn meniscal tissue can be pulled together to permit healing.