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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Tenjin Llc, Brazoria, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christopher P. Dougherty, Rogers, AR (US);
Gary R. Heisler, Brazoria, TX (US);
Robert A. Van Wyk, St. Pete Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Tenjin LLC, Brazoria, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Herein described are suture-anchoring implanted medical devices formed from a bioresorbable metal alloy that may be used to secure soft tissue to bone. The metallic bioresorbable tissue anchoring devices of the present invention are optimally configured such that all portions of the device are resorbed over a short predetermined period of time while maintaining their tissue anchoring capability and preventing the generation of loose foreign bodies therefrom.