Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tap-in bone anchor with expanding ring
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Application No.: US16094387Application Date: 2017-04-06
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Publication No.: US10893858B2Publication Date: 2021-01-19
- Inventor: Marc Joseph Balboa
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agency: Burns & Levinson, LLP
- Agent Joseph M. Maraia
- International Application: PCT/US2017/026397 WO 20170406
- International Announcement: WO2017/189202 WO 20171102
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
An anchoring device for holding suture in bone includes an implant body with a proximal end and a distal end. A distal opening of the implant body is configured to receive a first proximal portion of an anchor. An expandable ring is initially press-fit about the first proximal portion of the anchor. The anchoring device is then located in a pre-drilled bore in a bone portion and the anchor portion is drawn proximally into the implant body, causing the ring to expand and contact the inner walls of the bone bore thus providing additional locking force of the anchoring device in the bone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190125331A1 TAP-IN BONE ANCHOR WITH EXPANDING RING Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
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