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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Inventors:
Malcolm Heaven, Reno, NV (US);
John P. Greelis, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Mikxay Sirivong, Escondido, CA (US);
Matthew T. Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0432 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for securing soft tissue to a rigid material such as bone. A tissue anchoring device is described that comprises an anchor body and a spreader such that tissue may be captured or compressed between outside surfaces on the anchor and inside surfaces of a bone tunnel to secure the tissue within the tunnel. Methods are described that enable use of the bone anchoring device to secure a tissue graft into the tibial and femoral bones during anterior cruciate ligament ('ACL') reconstruction.