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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Riverpoint Medical, Llc, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Edward Ferguson, Portland, OR (US);
Patrick Joseph Ferguson, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLC, Portland, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0495 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0829 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
Fixation assemblies having a button captured by a continuous (i.e., closed) loop of thread, such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber are disclosed herein. Preferred assemblies are constructed such that the intact button cannot be detached from the continuous loop without breaking or opening the loop of fiber. The closed fiber advantageously contains at least one or two stitched, or otherwise secured or reinforced, sections positioned on the loop.