Patent ID: 9675347
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A medical apparatus comprising: a delivery apparatus releasably carrying a fixation apparatus, the delivery apparatus including a body, a tubular shaft extending from the body and having a distal end, a displacement rod longitudinally displaceable within the body and the tubular shaft and including a proximal end and a distal end, and an actuator coupled to the body and attached to the proximal end of the displacement rod, the fixation apparatus including first and second anchors, a flexible band connecting the first and second anchors and including a cinch line releasably coupled to the delivery apparatus, and a tether having a proximal end and a distal end; wherein the actuator is operable by a user to sequentially eject the first anchor and the second anchor from the distal end of the tubular shaft, and wherein the proximal end of the tether is secured to the delivery apparatus and the distal end of the tether is attached to the second anchor such that the tether is operable to prevent ejection of the second anchor from the tubular shaft during ejection of the first anchor from the tubular shaft.