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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Donald Ziniti, Cumberland, RI (US);
Kevin J. Ranucci, Warwick, RI (US);
Armand A. Morin, Berkley, MA (US);
Assignee:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for attaching soft tissue to bone. In general, a deployment device, insertion assembly, and suture anchor are provided. The insertion assembly is coupled between the deployment device and the suture anchor to allow the deployment device to deploy the suture anchor into bone. Each of the various components disclosed herein can be used alone, in combination with one another, or in combination with various other devices.