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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen S. Burkhart, Boerne, TX (US);
R. Donald Grafton, Naples, FL (US);
Peter J. Dreyfuss, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0408 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0454 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture anchor for knotless fixation of tissue. A swivel suture anchor has an anchor tip for receiving a suture strand, for surgical tissue repair without requiring suture knots. Tension on the repair constructs is adjustable. The swivel anchor is secured in a hole in bone by advancing a fixation device, such as a cannulated interference screw, over the body of the anchor.