Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for attaching soft tissue to bone
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Application No.: US13952905Application Date: 2013-07-29
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Publication No.: US09050079B2Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: Robert A. Rabiner , Andrew Green
- Applicant: IlluminOss Medical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI East Providence
- Assignee: IlluminOss Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: IlluminOss Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI East Providence
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Agent David J. Dykeman; Roman Fayerberg
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
Suture anchors and methods for using the suture anchors for attaching soft tissue, such as ligaments, tendons, and muscles, to bone are disclosed herein. A suture anchor for attaching soft tissue to bone includes a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the catheter has at least one inner lumen capable of allowing a light curable adhesive to pass therethrough; a balloon portion engaging the distal end of the catheter, wherein the balloon portion expands from a deflated state to an inflated state when a light curable adhesive is delivered to the balloon portion; and at least one suture material for passing through soft tissue to attach the soft tissue to a bone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130310875A1 Apparatus and Methods for Attaching Soft Tissue to Bone Public/Granted day:2013-11-21
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