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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2008
John R. Boehringer, Wynnewood, PA (US);
John Karpowicz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
Jacob L. Timm, Hancock, NH (US);
Amitabha Mitra, Voorhees, NJ (US);
John R. Boehringer, Wynnewood, PA (US);
John Karpowicz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
Jacob L. Timm, Hancock, NH (US);
Amitabha Mitra, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Boehringer Technologies, L.P., Phoenixville, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a wound with sutures is disclosed. One method includes placing the body and shaft of the device within a cavity of the wound; attaching a first end of at least one suture to a first side of the wound; passing a second end of the at least one suture through the body and coupling it to the shaft; attaching a second end of the at least one suture to the second side of the wound; and rotating the shaft with respect to the body to pull the first side of the wound and the second side of the wound toward one another.