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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:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard F. Wenstrom, Jr., Norwood, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Mitek, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04G 5/00 ; A61B 1/710 ; A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04G 5/00 ; A61B 1/710 ; A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sliding and locking knot that does not require an additional half hitch to lock and suture retaining structures having such a knot. The sliding and locking knot has a low knot profile suitable for use in surgical areas with low clearance and to avoid interference with surrounding tissue. Additionally, the sliding and locking knot maintains suture strength and is easy to form. Also provided are methods for anchoring tissue to a bony structure using the bone anchor and sliding and locking knot of the present invention.
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