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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Stryker Puerto Rico Limited, Arroyo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Graul, Elk Grove, CA (US);
J. Brook Burley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Puerto Rico Limited, Arroyo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0422 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0453 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for securing an object to bone, the apparatus comprising an anchor comprising a body comprising a passageway; and a movable element comprising a deformable portion; wherein the deformable portion is configured so that, (i) at a first level of force, the deformable portion restricts proximal movement of the movable element, and (ii) at a second, greater level of force, the deformable portion deforms and permits proximal movement of the movable element.