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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert Rousseau, Ottsville, PA (US);
David Lindh, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/06004 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61B 17/06195 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06019 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for the securement of tissue and in particular for placement of a tongue base suspension fiber for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. The system incorporates disposable connectors with releasable needles to facilitate the placement of fibers with minimal increase in suture site dilation or trauma.