Device for attaching, relocating and reinforcing tissue and methods of using same

a tissue and anchoring technology, applied in the field of surgical devices for relocating and fixing soft tissue, can solve problems such as difficulty in attaching to the tissu

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-05
ETHICON INC
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[0009] It is still another object of the present invention to provide a device which can relocate and fixate tissue in a minimally invasive manner.
[0010] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a device which can relocate and fixate tissue and which may be adjusted by the surgeon after being surgically implanted.
[0011] It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a device for anchoring to and relocat

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This is often done with sutures, but sutures can pull through the tissue and can be difficult to secure to the tissue by tying knots.
The problems with such tissue anchoring devices disclosed in the aforementioned Jacobs et

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[0039] Referring initially to FIG. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that, generically, a device for attaching, relocating or reinforcing tissue constructed in accordance with one form of the present invention includes at least two tissue engagement means, and a connection means interposed between and interconnecting the two tissue engagement means. The device of the present invention may include more than two tissue engagement means, such as the three tissue engagement means of the device of the present invention shown in FIG. 10, which will be described in greater detail. The first tissue engagement means 2, which is also designated as “Part A” in FIG. 1, is a tissue anchoring portion of the device that is typically located at the tissue site to be manipulated (e.g., moved). The second tissue engagement means 4, also referred to in FIG. 1 as “Part B”, is another tissue anchoring portion of the device that is typically located at the anchor site. The third primary component of the...

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Abstract

A device for attaching, relocating or reinforcing tissue includes a first tissue anchoring portion having a support plate and a plurality of barbs extending from the support plate for engaging tissue at a first location, a second tissue anchoring portion having a support plate and a plurality of barbs extending from the support plate for engaging tissue at a second location which is different from the first location, and a connection element, such as a suture or a mesh structure, interposed between and interconnecting the first tissue anchoring portion and the second tissue anchoring portion. The support plate of at least one of the first tissue anchoring portion and the second tissue anchoring portion may have longitudinally axially formed therethrough a bore for receiving the connecting element so that the surgeon may pull on the end of the connecting element to adjust the distance between the first tissue anchoring portion and the second tissue anchoring portion.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention generally relates to surgical devices for relocating and fixating soft tissue, and more particularly relates to a soft tissue anchoring device for attaching, relocating or reinforcing tissue, such as used in facial plastic surgery. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] In many types of surgery, there is a need to suspend soft tissue or relocate the tissue from one position to another. This is often done with sutures, but sutures can pull through the tissue and can be difficult to secure to the tissue by tying knots. [0005] Soft tissue anchors are also well known in the art and are used in different surgical procedures. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,645,226, which issued to Daniel Jacobs and Dirk Thye, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,485,503, which issued to Daniel Jacobs and Robert James Elson, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference, disclose one form of a tissue approximation...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B17/08
CPCA61B17/0401A61B2017/00004A61B2017/00743A61B2017/00778A61B2017/00805A61F2/0045A61B2017/0427A61B2017/0454A61B2017/0458A61B2017/0462A61B2017/0464A61B2017/0412
Inventor WEADOCK, KEVIN S.WELLMAN, PARRISWEISBERG, MARTINPRENTICE, PHILIPADAMY, EARL
Owner ETHICON INC
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