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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Stryker Puerto Rico Limited, Arroyo, PR (US);
Jeremy Graul, Elk Grove, CA (US);
J. Brook Burley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for securing an object to bone, the apparatus comprising: an anchor, the anchor comprising: a body comprising an opening for receiving a filament therein; and a locking element movably mounted to the body for selectively locking the filament to the body; and an inserter for deploying the anchor in bone, the inserter comprising: a handle; an overtube extending distally from the handle; a carriage movably mounted to the handle; a shaft movably mounted within the overtube and connected to the carriage and releasably connected to the body of the anchor, the shaft being hollow; and a rod movably mounted within the shaft and connected to the locking element.