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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
May. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pertti Törmälä, Tampere, FI;
James P. Tasto, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bionx Implants Oy, Tampere, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/786 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/786 ;
Abstract
An at least partially bioabsorbable surgical fastener or device formed in the shape of a screw and washer system and the methods for manufacturing and using the same. The surgical fastener is particularly but not solely intended to be used to attach rotator cuff tendons to bone.