Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible anchors for tissue fixation
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Application No.: US14182046Application Date: 2014-02-17
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Publication No.: US09603591B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Gregory J. Denham , Daniel Norton , Christopher Palese , Kevin T. Stone
- Applicant: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06

Abstract:
A method for securing an anchor to tissue includes positioning the anchor in an area of the tissue. The anchor can include a flexible first tubular member, a flexible second tubular member, and a first suture member. The first tubular member can include a first wall defining a first passage between first and second ends. The second tubular member can include a second wall defining a second passage between first and second ends. The first suture member can couple the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The first suture member can pass through the first wall and the first passage and the second wall and the second passage. The first tubular member and the second tubular member can engage each other and deform to form an anchoring mass upon tensioning the first suture member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140163614A1 Flexible Anchors For Tissue Fixation Public/Granted day:2014-06-12
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