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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2021
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Malcolm Heaven, Reno, NV (US);
John P. Greelis, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Abstract
A bone anchor, including: a bone engaging member including: a first proximal bone engaging portion and a second distal bone engaging portion; and an expansion feature configured to allow radial expansion of the first bone engaging portion and the second bone engaging portion; an expander having a first proximal expansion portion and a second distal expansion portion and displaceable between a first position relative to the bone engaging member and a second position relative to the bone engaging member; a tissue capture feature; and wherein the first expansion portion of the expander is configured to expand the first bone engaging portion of the bone engaging member and the second expansion portion of the expander is configured to expand the second bone engaging portion of the bone engaging member when the expander is in the second position.