| 摘要 |
<p>A device (1) for attachment to the tissue (11) of a patient and to a surgical implement (12) passing through the tissue, so as to secure the implement with respect to the tissue. The device comprises a longitudinally extending portion (2) of flexible suture material attached to a substantially rigid elongate terminating element (3, 4), the point of attachment of the suture material to the terminating element being in a region which is located generally centrally between the ends of the terminating element, so that in use the terminating element and the suture material can have a generally "T" shaped configuration. A tissue piercing component (6, 18) is removably attached to the terminating element (4), and may be an extension of the element (4) or may be attached to a primary loop (15) of the suture material by a secondary loop (17).</p> |
