Patent ID: 11896215
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. An Achilles tendon repair device comprising:
a handle having a first end and a second end, defining a length along a longitudinal axis therebetween;
a base, the base having a proximal side and a distal side, the first end of the handle coupled to the distal side of the base, the handle extending along the longitudinal axis from the distal side of the base to the second end of the handle;
a first set of rods extending from the base,
at least one rod of the first set of rods configured to engage a posterior surface of a tendon, the at least one rod of the first set of rods configured to extend parallel to the tendon;

a second set of rods extending from the base,
the second set of rods including at least one pair of rods extending parallel to each other and spaced from the first set of rods;

a suture needle housing guide configured as a generally rectangular structure with opposing sidewalls, each sidewall including at least one aperture for receiving a suture needle,
the suture needle housing guide configured to be slidingly attached to the second set of rods, including a viewing window on a posterior surface of the suture needle housing guide; and
a clamping mechanism, the clamping mechanism extending from the base and including a clamp arm configured to engage an anterior surface of the tendon, wherein the clamp arm can be displaced in the anterior-posterior plane.