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Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001

Filed:

Sep. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Timothy Simon, Los Alamitos, CA (US);

Harold Aberman, Montclair, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Applied Biological Concepts, Inc., Los Alamitos, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract

A suture anchor for facilitating the anchoring of soft tissue to a bony site includes a distal sharpened tip, and intermediate threaded section and a proximal drive head. The drive head is configured to receive a socket drive tool and has a suture-receiving eyelet formed therethrough. The threaded section is defined by a crest taper angle that is greater than the root taper angle.


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Simon, Timothy. (2001). Wedge screw suture anchor (U.S. Patent No. 6264677). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6264677

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