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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Marc J Philippon, Edwards, CO (US);
Inventors:
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Marc J Philippon, Edwards, CO (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1746 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a guide. The guide includes a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a lip located at a distance from the longitudinal axis of the shaft and extending a distance from an end of the shaft. A method of tissue repair is also disclosed.