Patent ID: 11969166
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of repairing an opening through tissue, the opening disposed between a first leaflet and a second leaflet of tissue comprising:
placing a distal end of a repair instrument along an internal surface of the first leaflet of tissue, a handle of the repair instrument disposed on an external side of the tissue, the repair instrument distal end housing a first fixation member coupled to a suture;
actuating the repair instrument to pass the first fixation member and suture in a retrograde direction towards the handle, from the internal surface to an external surface of the first leaflet;
deploying the first fixation member on the external surface, and once deployed,
extending the suture through the second leaflet of tissue with the repair instrument;
deploying a second fixation member coupled to the suture on an external surface of the second leaflet of tissue; and
tensioning the suture to repair the opening through the tissue.