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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Westek, Llc, Fresno, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cary Tanner, Fresno, CA (US);
Toby R. Johnson, Fresno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Westek, LLC, Fresno, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical anchor and methods of use are disclosed. A variety of surgical techniques may be practiced to repair torn connections between soft tissue, such as tendons and ligaments, and bone. The surgical anchor simplifies the surgical techniques by channeling repair sutures from the soft tissue through a bore in the surgical anchor and then immobilizing the repair sutures between the surgical anchor and the bone.