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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Nicolas Bouduban, Oberdorf, CH;
Beat Lechmann, Oberdorf, CH;
Philippe Gedet, Oberdorf, CH;
Patrick Burki, Oberdorf, CH;
Inventors:
Nicolas Bouduban, Oberdorf, CH;
Beat Lechmann, Oberdorf, CH;
Philippe Gedet, Oberdorf, CH;
Patrick Burki, Oberdorf, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 2017/042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture anchor system and method including a suture anchor and a suture anchor drive. The suture anchor is positionable on a rod of the suture anchor drive. The rod defines an awl for forming a hole in a bone. The suture anchor drive further has an impactor for moving the suture anchor along the rod between a retracted position and an advanced position so as to implant the suture anchor in the bone with the awl positioned in the bone.