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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
William F. Bennett, Sarasota, FL (US);
William F. Bennett, Sarasota, FL (US);
Ramses Galaz Mendez, Hermosillo, MX;
Daniel Francisco Gomez Romo, Hermosillo, MX;
Ziptek LLC, Sarasota, FL (US);
Abstract
A surgical suture system, tissue restraint/suture capture and tissue anchor for tissue repair and reattachment of torn tissue to a tissue substrate, medical, veterinary or dental prosthesis or medical implant. The system includes a plurality of tissue restraints/suture captures which each include a central locking aperture sized and configured to receive a beaded suture member passed therethrough which minimizes longitudinal tensioning and/or restraining movement, the 'GO' force, of a beaded suture member in the forwardly direction through the locking apertures for suture tightening and which maximizes 'NO-GO' force to pull the suture in the reverse direction. Uniquely configured tissue anchors and other medically implantable devices securely receive one of the tissue restraints/suture captures for tensioning of a suture member between tissue and the tissue anchor.