DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RETRACTING, LIFTING, COMPRESSING, SUPPORTING OR REPOSITIONING TISSUES OR ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES

A device useable to anchor an elongate member to tissue of a human or animal subject, said anchor device comprising: an anchor body having a hollow passage through which the filament may pass; and a locking member that is initially positioned in a non-locked position that allows the anchor body to a...

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Hauptverfasser: LAMSON, THEODORE, CHARLES, VIDAL, CLAUDE, CATANESE, JOSEPH, III, NAGPURKAR, AMIK, WALKE, AMRISH, JAYPRAKASH, COLLINSON, MICHAEL, MAKOWER, JOSHUA, WELCH, JACQUELINE, NERNEY, REDMOND, RUSSELL, J
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A device useable to anchor an elongate member to tissue of a human or animal subject, said anchor device comprising: an anchor body having a hollow passage through which the filament may pass; and a locking member that is initially positioned in a non-locked position that allows the anchor body to advance over the filament and a locked position where the locking member engages the filament thereby holding the anchor body at a substantially fixed position on the filament.