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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
Stuart Ian Brown, Fife, GB;
Stuart Coleman, Dundee, GB;
Alfred Cuschieri, Fife, GB;
Leslie Kelly, Fife, GB;
Paul Simon Maher, Galway, IE;
James Duncan Shaw Martin, Dundee, GB;
Stuart Ian Brown, Fife, GB;
Stuart Coleman, Dundee, GB;
Alfred Cuschieri, Fife, GB;
Leslie Kelly, Fife, GB;
Paul Simon Maher, Galway, IE;
James Duncan Shaw Martin, Dundee, GB;
The University of Dundee, Dundee, GB;
Abstract
A surgical tissue anchor comprising a plurality of jaws suitable for clamping onto tissue, clamp component(s) operable to bias the jaws in a closed position and attachment structure operable for attachment of the anchor to one or more tethers for retracting the clamped tissue. The one or more tethers are guided to the desired region using a surgical guide.