Device for repairing torn tissue.

摘要

A device 10 for repairing torn tissue or muscle such as the meniscus 44,45 of the knee. The device consists of a pair of needles 12 detachably secured to a pair of anchoring members 14 having a plurality of barb-like projections 18 extending outwardly therefrom. The anchoring members are joined by a suture 16 which connects the ends of the anchoring members opposite the needles. <IMAGE>