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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2005
Thomas Weisel, Ventura, CA (US);
Martin Padget, Valencia, CA (US);
David Skinlo, Ventura, CA (US);
Brett Bannerman, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Thomas Weisel, Ventura, CA (US);
Martin Padget, Valencia, CA (US);
David Skinlo, Ventura, CA (US);
Brett Bannerman, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Surgical Solutions, LLC, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
A suture anchor (e.g.) for knotlessly securing nearby tissue to bone is formed from an anchor body (e.g.) that includes a mechanism for being securely anchored to the bone, an elongated suture puller (e.g.) extending through the anchor body with a proximal end for being pulled in a proximal direction by a surgeon and a distal end (e.g.) with a suitable mechanism for engaging suture (e.g.), suture (e.g.) carried by the engaging mechanism (e.g.) at the distal end (e.g.) of the elongated suture puller (e.g.), and a suture locking mechanism (e.g.) that substantially prevents the suture (e.g.) from moving in at least a first direction after being pulled into and through the anchor body (e.g.) by the elongated suture puller (e.g.).