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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Biomet Sports Medicine, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ryan A. Kaiser, Leesburg, IN (US);
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Frank O. Bonnarens, Prospect, KY (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0864 (2013.01); A61F 2002/087 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a looking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. A bone engaging fastener is coupled to bone. A second fastener is coupled to a suture construction. The second fastener is coupled to the first fastener. Soft tissue is coupled to the suture construction.