Global Patent Index - EP 2717785 A1

EP 2717785 A1 20140416 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A TENDON OR LIGAMENT

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A TENDON OR LIGAMENT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR REPARATUR VON SEHNEN ODER BÄNDERN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR RÉPARER UN TENDON OU UN LIGAMENT

Publication

EP 2717785 A1 20140416 (EN)

Application

EP 12731776 A 20120606

Priority

  • US 201161493702 P 20110606
  • US 201161505348 P 20110707
  • US 201161506819 P 20110712
  • US 201161535648 P 20110916
  • US 2012041063 W 20120606

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2838509A1] An apparatus for reattaching a longitudinal anatomical feature to an¬ other anatomical feature comprising: a first repair device (1710) hav¬ ing at least first (1711) and second (1712) filaments, each having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, a first needle (1715) attached to the first ends of the first and second filaments and a second needle (1716) attached to the second ends of the first and second filaments; a catheter (101) comprising a tube having a lumen; a funnel member (103) having a smaller longitudinal end for place¬ ment adjacent an entry to an anatomical passageway and a larger longitudinal end.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

A61B 17/0401 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01 - CN EP US); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 17/0487 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 17/06 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 17/1146 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 2017/06057 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 2017/1103 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 25/0023 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61M 2025/0062 (2013.01 - CN EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2013002981A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2012275965 A1 20140515; CA 2838509 A1 20130103; CN 104023649 A 20140903; EP 2717785 A1 20140416; JP 2014523763 A 20140918

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2012275965 A 20120606; CA 2838509 A 20120606; CN 201280038702 A 20120606; EP 12731776 A 20120606; JP 2014514582 A 20120606