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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2003
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Alameda, CA (US);
D. Bruce Modesitt, San Carlos, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Alameda, CA (US);
D. Bruce Modesitt, San Carlos, CA (US);
Arbor Surgical Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A fixturing assembly is provided that includes a needle and a fixturing device. The needle includes a first sharpened end and a second end including a can. The fixturing device includes an elongate filament having first and second ends, and an enlarged fixturing device on the first end of the filament. The second end of the filament is held by the can by frictional resistance, the second end of the filament being removable from the can when a tensile force is applied between the needle and the second end of the filament that exceeds the frictional resistance. For example, the can may include a coil, corrugations, or a roughened inner surface to removably hold the end of the fixturing device.