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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2003
Etan S. Chatlynne, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John Collier, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Robert Nering, Sergeantsville, NJ (US);
John Crombie, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Larry Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Etan S. Chatlynne, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John Collier, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Robert Nering, Sergeantsville, NJ (US);
John Crombie, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Larry Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A deployment device for anchoring a suture to a suture anchoring device, which is made from a helically coiled member, includes a winding tube for winding a suture around the coiled member in a helical path such that the suture is attached to at least one turn of the coiled member. A support mechanism is also provided for supporting the suture anchoring device during the winding of the suture around the coiled member. The deployment device can be used for anchoring a string and the like to any helically coiled member.