The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Oxford Performance Materials, Inc., South Windsor, CT (US);
Benjamin Roberts, Manchester, CT (US);
Andrus Maandi, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Severine Valdant Zygmont, West Hartford, CT (US);
James Porteus, Hartford, CT (US);
Oxford Performance Materials, Inc., South Windsor, CT (US);
Abstract
An anchor system for securing suture tissue to bone. The system includes an anchor and an inserter. The anchor is printed from a polymer by selective laser sintering in accordance with a CAD file having a geometric description of the anchor. A socket at the proximal region of the anchor has cross-section that has a width in a first dimension D. The system includes an inserter having a protrusion being configured to matingly engage with the socket. The protrusion defines a cross-section that decreases progressively in width in the dimension Dalong the protrusion length distally from the base of the protrusion toward the distal tip of the protrusion.