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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2021
Stryker Puerto Rico, Llc, San Juan, PR;
Jeremy Graul, Elk Grove, CA (US);
J. Brook Burley, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Flom, Redwood City, CA (US);
Chris Pamichev, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stryker Puerto Rico, LLC, San Juan, PR;
Abstract
An apparatus for securing a suture to a bone includes a body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the body is configured to receive a suture; an elongated element extending through the lumen of the body, the elongated element comprising a proximal end and a distal end; and a locking element connected to the distal end of the elongated element and movably disposed in the lumen of the body, such that proximal movement of the elongated element moves the locking element proximally to (i) create an interference fit between an outer surface of the locking element, a suture disposed within the lumen of the body, and an inner wall of the body, and (ii) expand a circumference of the body, whereby to secure the suture to the bone.