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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:
Jan. 23, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thu A Le, Matawan, NJ (US);
Izi Bruker, Flemington, NJ (US);
Brian H Luscombe, Warren, NJ (US);
Dennis D Jamiolkowski, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606232 ; 411 80 ; 411355 ;
Abstract
A two-piece suture anchor is disclosed wherein a barrel-like main portion is provided with a pair of legs in a central opening. A ball-like actuating device is received within the central opening and drawn upward into the device in order to separate the legs and cause the device to expand into the soft cancellous bone of a previously prepared bone site.
Published as:
CA2145249A1; EP0673624A2; AU1500495A; BR9501185A; EP0673624A3; US5486197A; JPH0852154A; ZA952381B; AU699505B2; EP0673624B1; DE69527667D1; DE69527667T2; JP2004329964A; CA2145249C;