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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Responsive Arthroscopy, Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brian Bowman, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jonathon Gold, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Jacob Hustedt, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Responsive Arthroscopy, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0451 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and anchor devices for repairing soft tissue with a suture are provided. An anchor device comprises an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end, the first lumen having at least one face which is sloped relative to the central axis of the elongate body such that the cross-sectional area of the first lumen decreases in the proximal direction. The anchor device also comprises a suture locking wedge movably disposed at least partially within the first lumen.