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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Kevin T Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Troy M Walters, Plymouth, IN (US);
Brandon H Miller, Rochester, IN (US);
Ryan a Kaiser, Leesburg, IN (US);
Kevin T Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Troy M Walters, Plymouth, IN (US);
Brandon H Miller, Rochester, IN (US);
Ryan A Kaiser, Leesburg, IN (US);
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A suture anchor for anchoring a suture in the selected portion of an anatomical portion for fixing a suture thereto. The suture anchor including an anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion wherein both the anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion are adapted to be substantially disposed below an exterior of the anatomical portion after implantation. Suture eyelets are provided in the suture engaging section and a suture passage is formed to interconnect the eyelets to allow a suture to be easily threaded in the suture engaging section from the first eyelet to the second eyelet.