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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Applicant:
William T. Mcclellan, Morgantown, WV (US);
Inventor:
William T. McClellan, Morgantown, WV (US);
Assignee:
Zone 2 Surgical, Inc., Morgantown, WV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are medical devices and methods for tendon, ligament, and soft tissue repair. A method includes introducing a first segment having a delivery assembly into a first soft tissue, and removing the delivery assembly to expose an opening of a hollow body of the first segment. The method also includes introducing a second segment having a second delivery assembly and a second body into a second soft tissue, guiding the second delivery assembly through the opening, and advancing the second body into the hollow body, thereby joining the first soft tissue and the second soft tissue.