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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:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herbert E. Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas C. May, Winona Kale, IN (US);
Stuart Fromm, Rapid City, SD (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., West Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
The invention disclosed is a device for locking a suture in place without the need for tying knots once the suture is placed within tissue. The device comprises anchor having a front section and a rear section, a cannula extending through the front and rear sections through which the suture extends, and a bead positioned adjacent an end of the suture for locking the suture within the cannula.
Published as:
CA2293057A1; EP1016377A2; AU6548499A; JP2000225118A; EP1016377A3; US2001008971A1; US6293961B2; US6319271B1; US2001051816A1; US6432123B2; US2002169478A1; AU765139B2; US2004153103A1; US7033380B2; EP1016377B1; ATE324072T1; DE69931018D1; US2006135996A1; DE69931018T2; CA2293057C; US2008091237A1; JP4187895B2; US7846181B2; US8323315B2; US8512374B2;