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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sam R. Marchand, Dunedin, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/710 ; A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/710 ; A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
An instrument and method for manipulating an operating member during a surgical procedure. The operating member has suture attached thereto and is supported at a distal end of the instrument. Tension is maintained on the suture material while the operating member is manipulated. For example, the operating member can be a suture anchor that is inserted through a hole formed in hard tissue and oriented to span the hole while tension is maintained on the suture material.
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