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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Stephen S. Burkhart, San Antonio, TX (US);
R. Donald Grafton, Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen S. Burkhart, San Antonio, TX (US);
R. Donald Grafton, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chain of loops of braided high strength suture for surgical applications. The suture chain is advantageous for use in knotless fixation of soft tissue to bone, and can be used for knotless side-to-side suturing of U-shaped defects, such as rotator cuff tears.
Published as:
EP1707127A1; US2006259076A1; US7803173B2; EP2238915A1; EP1707127B1; ATE492218T1; DE602006019016D1; EP2238915B1;