Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tissue fixation device
- Patent Title (中): 组织固定装置
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Application No.: US11860006Application Date: 2007-09-24
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Publication No.: US07896901B2Publication Date: 2011-03-01
- Inventor: Gregory R. Whittaker
- Applicant: Gregory R. Whittaker
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Main IPC: A61B17/08
- IPC: A61B17/08

Abstract:
A tissue fixation device is provided that is preferably used to secure a ligament or graft within a prepared bone tunnel, for example in ACL replacement. The tissue fixation device generally includes an elongate member having a shaft portion that is adapted to be at least partially disposed within a bone tunnel, and a guide member that forms a portion of the proximal end of the elongate member. The guide member has a graft-seating surface that is effective to seat a graft and to position the graft toward one side of a bone tunnel when the device is disposed within the bone tunnel. The device also includes a graft-retaining member formed on at least a portion of the graft-seating surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080051795A1 TISSUE FIXATION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2008-02-28
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