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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jose E. Lizardi, Walpole, MA (US);
Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0425 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0432 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0433 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture anchor is disclosed having an outer body with an axial bore which receives and inner body for rotation. Suture passes between the inner body and outer body and rotation of the inner body wraps the suture thereabout locking the suture thereto. Rotation of the inner body also effects radial expansion of at least a portion of the outer body to engage to anchor into a bone hole.