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Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2025
Applicant:

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Philip L. Wilson, Pilot Point, TX (US);

Henry Ellis, Frisco, TX (US);

Brad Anthony Niese, Southlake, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00411 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein are compositions and methods including a magnetically actuated suture anchor including an anchor magnet configured to be magnetically moved using an external magnet from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position, a tension is maintained in a suture connected to the magnetically actuated suture anchor and in the second position the tension in the suture is released.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wilson, Philip. (2026). Externally magnetically operated suture anchor (U.S. Patent No. 12685525). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12685525

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