SUTURE IMPLANT COMPONENT AND SUTURE IMPLANT MECHANISM INCLUDING SUCH A COMPONENT

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APP PUB NO 20120239085A1
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13232114

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A system for suture implantation according to embodiments of the present invention includes a suture implant component including a body which extends along a longitudinal dimension, the body including an opening configured to receive a suture, the body configured for attachment to the suture, the body being deformable, upon application of a tension to the suture, between a resting configuration in which the body has a first longitudinal dimension and a first transverse dimension, and an active configuration in which the body has a second longitudinal dimension smaller than the first longitudinal dimension and a second transverse dimension larger than the first transverse dimension, and further including a wall arranged about the longitudinal dimension, wherein the wall is deformable in an accordion-like manner as the body deforms from the resting configuration to the active configuration.

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TORNIER INC10801 NESBITT AVENUE SOUTH BLOOMINGTON MN 55437

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OHASHI, Kevin L Jamaica Plain, US 32 1214
PETERSON, Dale R La Jolla, US 53 2049
SCHLOTTERBACK, Ryan Fort Wayne, US 28 251

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