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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Biomet Sports Medicine, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian K. Berelsman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01); A61B 17/06004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0495 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2002/087 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for repairing a tear in soft tissue are disclosed. A method according to the principles of the present disclosure includes connecting an intermediate member to a bone anchor and placing the intermediate member on the soft tissue. The method further includes inserting a first suture through the intermediate member and the soft tissue to attach the intermediate member to the soft tissue and fixing the bone anchor to bone to secure the soft tissue to the bone.