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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Jack Y. Yeh, North Potomac, MD (US);
James A. Sack, Elverson, PA (US);
Jack Y. Yeh, North Potomac, MD (US);
Mohit K. Bhatnagar, Potomac, MD (US);
James A. Sack, Elverson, PA (US);
JMEA Corporation, Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
A tissue repair system is disclosed. The tissue repair system can include a prosthesis with a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate portion disposed therebetween. The first end portion can engage the second end portion when installed to retain tissue in a desired configuration. The tissue repair system can also include a delivery device configured to implant and fasten the prosthesis to repair imperfections in tissue or retain tissue in a desired configuration. The delivery device may be configured to fasten the first end portion and second end portion of the prosthesis on a distal portion of the tissue.