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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
John O Hayhurst, Milwaukie, OR (US);
Alan A Small, Needham, MA (US);
Jeffrey C Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Assignee:
American Cyanamid Company, Wayne, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606232 ; 606220 ; 606151 ;
Abstract
A locking mechanism having a locking element carried by one or more strands of suture material. One end of the suture is attachable to an anchor having a slot extending from a trailing end of the anchor toward a leading end. A portion of the suture is at least partially disposable in the slot. A separate locking member engages the locking element to secure tissue relative to the anchor.
Published as:
AU8010191A; CA2046010A1; EP0464480A1; KR920002095A; JPH04231946A; US5269809A; AU653346B2; EP0464480B1; ATE120349T1; DE69108460D1; DE69108460T2; KR0178358B1; JP3178862B2; CA2046010C;