Patent ID: 7785347
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument for tissue fixation comprising: a handpiece constructed to be held by a surgeon during a fixation procedure; a cannulated tube defining a lumen, mounted on the handpiece, the cannulated tube including a tip portion configured to releasably receive and carry a rigid suture carrying device within the lumen at the tip portion and position the suture carrying device in a tissue opening, the tip portion including flat areas on a lip of the tip portion; the suture carrying device coupled to the tube, wherein the device includes an eyelet configured to receive a portion of the suture, the eyelet including openings, and a pair of channels extending from the eyelet, each channel in engagement with the openings of the eyelet, wherein a region of each channel includes a keying feature in engagement with the flat areas of the tip portion to restrict rotation of the suture carrying device within the tip portion; and a heating device, disposed within the cannulated tube.