Patent ID: 9198648
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A wound closure assembly comprising: a curved inserter having a length extending along a curved path between a distal end and a proximal end; a filamentary element extending between a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is fixedly coupled to the proximal end of the curved inserter; a first anchor coupled to the filamentary element between its the proximal and distal ends of the filamentary element; and a second anchor positioned at the distal end of the filamentary element; wherein the filamentary element is configured to form a slip knot between the first and second anchors so as to enable the distance between the first and second anchors to be decreased by pulling on the proximal end of the filamentary element via the curved inserter that is fixedly coupled thereto, and wherein the distal end of the curved inserter is received within a channel in said first anchor, said channel extending along a longitudinal length of said first anchor.