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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Housman, North Attleborough, MA (US);
Paul S. Vincuilla, Brockton, MA (US);
Nikhil N. Verma, Chicago, IL (US);
Scott Trenhaile, Belvidere, IL (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/28 (2013.01); A61B 17/8645 (2013.01); A61B 17/8875 (2013.01); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an instrument and method of manipulating soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure. The instrument and related method may include use of a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the shaft comprises a tip including at least two prongs and a channel located between the prongs.