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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory A. Demopulos, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Scott W. Reed, Monroe, CT (US);
Alan B. Bachman, Milford, CT (US);
Frederick T. Karl, Newtown, CT (US);
William J. Allen, Stratford, CT (US);
Leland Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
G. Lawrence Thatcher, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Omeros Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
A reinforcing member or stent ( ) is inserted into opposite end portions ( ) of a lacerated tendon and secured within the tendon by adhesive so that tension applied to the tendon is transmitted across the laceration by way of the reinforcing member ( ).