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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Hoang Nguyen, Litchfield Park, AZ (US);
Nathan A. Winslow, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a suture for a surgical procedure that can include a body. The body can comprise an elongate strand. The body can have an aperture therethrough at a first portion of the elongate strand. A second portion of the elongate strand adjacent the first portion can be passed through the first aperture to create a feature along an exterior surface of the body.