Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Knotless instability anchor
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Application No.: US16764487Application Date: 2018-11-15
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Publication No.: US11517302B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Giuseppe Lombardo , Grady Breslich , Peter Miller , Adrian Bosworth
- Applicant: Conmed Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Utica
- Assignee: Conmed Corporation
- Current Assignee: Conmed Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Utica
- Agency: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
- Agent Frederick J. M. Price
- International Application: PCT/US2018/061168 WO 20181115
- International Announcement: WO2019/099599 WO 20190523
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06

Abstract:
A knotless instability anchor having an anchor having a first side and a second side with a suture material passing therethrough from the first side to the second side. The suture material has an adjustable loop extending from the first side of the anchor and a first limb and a second limb extending from the second side of the anchor. A splice is formed in the first limb between a first end of the first limb and the anchor. A self-collapsing loop is formed in the first limb between the first end and the splice. The second limb extends through the splice in the first limb.
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