Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for meniscal repair
- Patent Title (中): 半月板修复方法和装置
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Application No.: US12417571Application Date: 2009-04-02
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Publication No.: US08828052B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: David Caborn , Dennis McDevitt , Akbar Nawab , Vincent Novak
- Applicant: David Caborn , Dennis McDevitt , Akbar Nawab , Vincent Novak
- Applicant Address: US FL Largo
- Assignee: Linvatec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Linvatec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Largo
- Agency: Pandiscio & Pandiscio
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
An anchor for securing suture to tissue, the anchor comprising: an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a distal slot extending proximally into the elongated body, and the proximal end having a proximal slot extending distally into the body; the distal slot comprising a wide section and a narrow section, wherein the wide section has a width such that the suture is slidably accommodated therein and the narrow section has a width such that the suture is bound therein, and further wherein the wide section is disposed distally of the narrow section.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100049212A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MENISCAL REPAIR Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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