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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Seth Foerster, San Clemente, CA (US);
Francis Vijay, Irvine, CA (US);
Norman Gordon, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Seth Foerster, San Clemente, CA (US);
Francis Vijay, Irvine, CA (US);
Norman Gordon, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing soft tissue, such as tendons, to bone are described herein Such devices and methods permit a suture attachment that lies beneath the cortical bone surface and does not require tying of knots in the suture.