Methods and devices for repairing meniscal tissue

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16551831

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Methods and devices are provided for repairing a tear in a meniscus. A pair of fixation member each entailing a preformed knot configuration coupled together by a suture length. The fixation members are placed on the meniscal tissue with the suture length spanning the tear, the knot configurations are expanded to form anchoring knots and the suture length is shortened to close the tear.

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DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INCRAYNHAM MA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Capobianco, Mark A Westport, US 8 628
DiMatteo, Kristian Waltham, US 123 11457
Fifolt, Douglas Allen Wrentham, US 9 623
Sengun, Mehmet Ziya Canton, US 101 2972
Story, Brooks J Franklin, US 35 1369
Whittaker, Gregory R Stoneham, US 123 5472

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