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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Jeffrey C. Leung, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory Ruff, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrew Kaplan, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Jeffrey C. Leung, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory Ruff, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrew Kaplan, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A suture system has a suture with a first plurality of barbs located adjacent to a first end and a second plurality of barbs located adjacent to a second end, and a body located between the first plurality of barbs and the second plurality of barbs. The body provides an anchor that can hold tissue relative to the first end and the second end of the suture. The body can slide and be positioned on said suture.
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