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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Ryan A. Kaiser, Leesburg, IN (US);
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Frank O. Bonnarens, Prospect, KY (US);
Inventors:
Ryan A. Kaiser, Leesburg, IN (US);
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Frank O. Bonnarens, Prospect, KY (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. A bone engaging fastener is coupled to bone. A second fastener is coupled to a suture construction. The second fastener is coupled to the first fastener. Soft tissue is coupled to the suture construction.