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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Auvo Kaikkonen, Tampere, FI;
Piet E. Haers, Guildford, GB;
Hermann Sailer, Zurich, CH;
Harri Happonen, Tampere, FI;
Riitta Suuronen, Espoo, FI;
Timo Waris, Helsinki, FI;
Olli Karhi, Oulu, CH;
Pertti Törmälä, Tampere, FI;
Bionx Implants Oy, Tampere, FI;
Abstract
A surgical tissue fixation system is described, including: (1) a bioabsorbable tissue fixation plate having optionally a plurality of through-holes arranged in alternating relation along the plate; (2) bioabsorbable fasteners adapted for insertion into the through-holes to secure the plate to underlying bodily tissue or bone; and (3) an installation instrument which triggers (strikes or shoots) fasteners one after one, in rapid succession, into the through-holes made through the plate and into the underlying bodily tissue or bone, which also optionally includes drillholes.