Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture assembly with suture load distribution
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Application No.: US15838931Application Date: 2017-12-12
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Publication No.: US10595850B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: David Anderson
- Applicant: Biomet C.V.
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Biomet C.V.
- Current Assignee: Biomet C.V.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; B60C9/00 ; D01D10/02 ; D01F6/62

Abstract:
A method for securing a flexible member may include forming a bore in a bone; inserting an anchor into the bore, the anchor including a passage and being coupled to a flexible member; slideably positioning a first load distributing member along the flexible member; inserting the first load distributing member into the bore such that the flexible member engages the first load distributing member; and applying tension to a portion of the flexible member to secure the anchor and load distributing member within the bone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180193013A1 SUTURE ASSEMBLY WITH SUTURE LOAD DISTRIBUTION Public/Granted day:2018-07-12
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