Inventors:
Charles Haggerty - Monument CO, US
Kevin Borchard - Colorado Springs CO, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/04, A61B 17/88
Abstract:
Aspects of the present invention relate to arthroscopic repair surgery and more specifically to rotator cuff tendon tears in the shoulder. One aspect of the invention may comprise a device used to place one or more sutures within the tendon in a grasping type stitch. The suture may then be secured to the humerus bone via a bone anchor or tunnel allowing the tendon to heal.