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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:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard P Rego, Jr, Mansfield, MA (US);
Bernard J Bourque, Taunton, MA (US);
Assignee:
American Cyanamid Co., Wayne, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 72 ; 606 73 ; 606 77 ;
Abstract
A surgical interference implant including an elongated body formed of a biocompatible material and having a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end defines an element for engaging a driver, and lacks an enlarged head member. The body defines a conical region having a smooth outer surface which extends proximally along a first, distal portion of the body to enable initial linear insertion of the body into a bone tunnel. A helical thread is disposed about a second, proximal portion of the body to enable subsequent rotational insertion of the body deeper into the bone tunnel.
Published as:
CA2130083A1; WO9315682A1; AU3618693A; FI943731L; US5364400A; EP0625887A1; JPH07503644A; AU672596B2; EP0625887B1; ATE172091T1; DE69321579D1; ES2125329T3; DE69321579T2; FI109655B; JP3485320B2;