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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Loren D. Crook, Estero, FL (US);
Peter J. Dreyfuss, Naples, FL (US);
Amr W. Elmaraghy, Mississuaga, CA;
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/0491 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0456 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical suturing constructs, suture anchor assemblies, and methods of tissue fixation are disclosed. The suturing construct includes a bumpy suture. A suturing construct may include one or more small loops on a distal end. A suturing construct may include a splice terminating into a tapered portion/region at a proximal end. A bumpy suture of a suturing construct may form a knotless, closed, self-locking loop around tissue.