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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:
Dec. 25, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas A Silvestrini, East Lyme, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 13 ;
Abstract
A device, suitable for use in repairing a lacerated or severed tendon, particularly a hand flexor tendon, having a flat band body with opposite ends of the body designed to anchor connecting sutures. The device also finds applicability in the repair of lacerated or severed ligaments. Also disclosed is a method of repairing a severed tendon by implanting a flat band device suturing together the device and the tendon to effect an anastomosis along approximated ends of the severed tendon. Further disclosed is a method of repairing a lacerated or severed ligament.
Published as:
DE8813452U1; EP0314412A1; AU2448588A; JPH01146535A; ZA888059B; AU601085B2; US4979956A; EP0314412B1; ATE95399T1; DE3884743D1; CA1324550C; ES2043842T3; DE3884743T2;