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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:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2002
Applicants:
Seth A. Foerster, San Clemente, CA (US);
Norman S. Gordon, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark A. Ritchart, Murrieta, CA (US);
Gregory H. Bain, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
George White, Corona, CA (US);
Inventors:
Seth A. Foerster, San Clemente, CA (US);
Norman S. Gordon, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark A. Ritchart, Murrieta, CA (US);
Gregory H. Bain, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
George White, Corona, CA (US);
Assignee:
Arthrocare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for securing soft tissue to bone, and particularly for axially anchoring suture which attaches the soft tissue to adjacent bone structure.
Published as:
US2004098050A1; WO2004045367A2; AU2003291404A1; AU2003291404A8; WO2004045367A3; EP1562487A2; US7090690B2; US2006271105A1; EP1562487A4;