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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Acuitive Technologies, Inc., Allendale, NJ (US);
Alex Khowaylo, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Michael P. Mccarthy, Centre Hall, PA (US);
Minh-Tuan Richard Tran, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Rui J. Ferreira, Livingston, NJ (US);
Acuitive Technologies, Inc., Allendale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an anchor system for musculoskeletal applications, e.g., for anchoring tendons or ligaments to bone or anchoring two or more bone sections. The anchor system comprises a substantially solid pre-manufactured distal portion (i.e., anchor component) and a settable, biodegradable composite. The biodegradable composite is flowable at the time of delivery and is introduced into the fixation site before or after the anchor component. Both the anchor component and the biodegradable composite may be manufactured from citrate-based polymers.