Patent ID: 9138254
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A deployment device for implanting a selectable amount of filament within a tissue, the deployment device comprising: a cannula capable of being guided such that a distal tip thereof may be located within an implant location of the tissue, a filament comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion, a filament needle comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen, said distal end of said filament needle and said distal portion of said filament locatable within said cannula, said distal portion of said filament is capable of being advanced generally parallel and distal to said filament needle, thereby delivering said distal portion of said filament sized and configured into the implant location, and said filament needle is capable of being rotated, thereby spiraling said distal portion into a twisted distal portion of said filament.