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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Inventor:
Dennis McDevitt, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
CONMED CORPORATION, Utica, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0425 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0432 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure describes embodiments of an anchor with a body configured to expand radially outwardly along its entire length. The anchor includes, but is not limited to, an elongate body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the elongate body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining a bore aligned with and extending along the longitudinal axis, the elongate body comprising a slot penetrating into the outer surface towards the longitudinal axis, the slot forming a path circumscribing the longitudinal axis.