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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2018
Anchor Innovation Medical, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Peter Sorensen, Salem, MA (US);
Daniel Morgan, Salem, MA (US);
Bret A. Ferree, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher Runnells, Madison, NJ (US);
Anchor Innovation Medical, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for attaching a first object to a second object, the apparatus comprising a distal anchor comprising a generally cylindrical body and a vertical bore extending through the generally cylindrical body; a proximal anchor comprising a generally cylindrical body, a first vertical bore extending through the generally cylindrical body, a second vertical bore spaced distally from the first vertical bore parallel to the first vertical bore, a third vertical bore spaced distally from the second vertical bore parallel to the first vertical bore, and a fourth vertical bore spaced distally from the third vertical bore parallel to the first vertical bore; and a suture having a proximal end and a distal end, with an enlargement formed at the distal end, wherein the suture extends through the vertical bore, through the fourth vertical bore, through the third vertical bore, through the second vertical bore and through the first vertical bore.