Patent ID: 8795333
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of retrieving through an anatomical passage a first stump of a longitudinal anatomical feature for reattachment to another anatomical feature, the method comprising: providing a first repair device having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, the first repair device including at least one filament having a first longitudinal end defining the first longitudinal end of the first repair device and a second longitudinal end defining the second longitudinal end of the first repair device, a first needle attached to the first end of the at least one filament; retrieving the first stump through a first opening in a patient; stitching the at least one filament to the first stump using the first needle; passing a catheter having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end through the anatomical passage between the first opening and a second opening; pulling the catheter, the first repair device, and the first stump attached to the first repair device from the second opening, wherein the inserting comprises passing the at least one filament through the catheter to a point where the second longitudinal end of the first filament extends from the second longitudinal end of the catheter and an end of the stump is adjacent the first longitudinal end of the catheter, wherein the passing comprises inserting at least a portion of the at least one needle into a rod and pushing the filament, needle and tube through the catheter from the first opening to the second opening.