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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:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas F. Winters, Winter Park, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
A system for fixing soft tissue within a bone tunnel includes a first fixation member that is adapted for insertion against a piece of soft tissue positioned within a bone tunnel, with a portion of the soft tissue emerging therefrom. The first fixation member has a proximal end and a distal end. A second fixation member can engage the first fixation member at its proximal end and also can prevent the first fixation member's proximal end from passing into the bone tunnel. The proximal end has barbs for engaging the soft tissue's second portion. Another element is engageable with the second fixation member for extracting it from engagement with the soft tissue's second portion.