Patent ID: 8926603
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical method for repairing ligamentous tissue, comprising: introducing an elongate instrument into a patient's body such that at least a portion of the elongate instrument is positioned proximate the ligamentous tissue; placing a limiter on an opposite side of the ligamentous tissue, to prevent a needle, extending from the elongate instrument and used for delivering a biocompatible fixative, from protruding beyond the ligamentous tissue to other tissue structures; denaturing at least a portion of the ligamentous tissue by delivering energy from an energy transmitting element on the elongate instrument to the ligamentous tissue to shrink or tighten the ligamentous tissue; and introducing the biocompatible fixative into the denatured ligamentous tissue to retain the shrinkage or tightening of the ligamentous tissue.