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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Laviano, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Jacob A. Jolly, Naples, FL (US);
Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Naples, FL (US);
Augusto Custodio, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1714 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1631 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drill pin and a method of fixating tissue to bone is described herein. A method of fixating tissue to a bone with a fixation button is described that includes advancing a drill pin from a first surface of a bone to a second surface of the bone to form a tunnel.