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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
May. 20, 2016
Rotation Medical, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Charles L. Euteneuer, St. Michael, MN (US);
Rebecca McCarville, Spring Park, MN (US);
Duane Frion, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
ROTATION MEDICAL, INC., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
An improved method for attaching a sheet-like implant to tissue or bone with a fastener having a first and second arm, and a bridge extending therebetween. Each of the first and second arms include a trunk portion including a longitudinally displaced first and second projections extending in opposite directions within a plane defined by the trunk portions. The method includes forming first and second pilot holes in the tissue or bone using a trocar, receiving the first and second trunk portions within their respective pilot holes, and applying a pullout force on the bridge to create an in-plane torque on each trunk such that the resistance to pullout is increased.