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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Joseph C. Cauthen, Iii, Gainesville, FL (US);
Matthew M. Burns, Orono, MN (US);
Lawrence W. Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Brian L. Dukart, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Bradley J. Wessman, Wilmington, NC (US);
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Ishmael Bentley, Eagan, MN (US);
Joseph C. Cauthen, III, Gainesville, FL (US);
Matthew M. Burns, Orono, MN (US);
Lawrence W. Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Brian L. Dukart, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Bradley J. Wessman, Wilmington, NC (US);
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Ishmael Bentley, Eagan, MN (US);
Anulex Technologies, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for securing an implant to tissue of a patient using a fixation apparatus and a delivery apparatus releasably carrying the fixation apparatus. The fixation apparatus includes first and second anchors and an adjustable band connecting the anchors. The band includes a cinch line and a tether connected to one of the anchors. The delivery apparatus includes a body, a tubular shaft, a displacement rod within the tubular shaft, and an actuator. The method comprises positioning the implant in proximity to the tissue, deploying the anchors into or through the tissue, and applying tension to the cinch line to foreshorten the adjustable band and secure the implant to the tissue with at least a portion of the implant positioned between the band and the tissue.