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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Krt Investors, Inc., Trophy Club, TX (US);
Joseph C. Cauthen, III, Gainesville, FL (US);
Matthew M. Burns, Orono, MN (US);
Lawrence W. Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Brian L. Dukart, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Bradley J. Wessman, Wilmington, NC (US);
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Ishmael Bentley, Eagan, MN (US);
KRT INVESTORS, INC., Trophy Club, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for treatment of tissue includes a fixation apparatus and a delivery tool releasably carrying the fixation apparatus. The fixation apparatus includes first and second anchors and an adjustable band connecting the anchors. The band includes a cinch line and a tether connected to one of the anchors. The delivery apparatus includes a body, a tubular shaft, a displacement rod within the tubular shaft, and an actuator.