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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
David A. Paulk, Hopedale, MA (US);
Paul L. Salvas, Norton, MA (US);
Richard Lunn, Kingston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0451 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0817 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a surgical device including a shaft having an outer member and an inner member slidably received within the outer member, a handle coupled to the shaft, and a means for providing movement to the inner member coupled to the inner member. A method of tissue repair is also disclosed.