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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Joseph H. Contiliano, Somerville, NJ (US);
Yufu LI, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Zhigang LI, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Nathan Cauldwell, Attleboro, MA (US);
Joseph H. Contiliano, Somerville, NJ (US);
Yufu Li, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Zhigang Li, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Nathan Cauldwell, Attleboro, MA (US);
DePuy Mitek, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a suture anchor that includes an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one engaging member for applying the suture anchor within the bone and securing the suture anchor in the bone once implanted formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end, a distal end and a radial cross-sectional geometry, where the drive head is mated to the elongate shank, includes at least one suture attachment element formed in a portion thereof and at least one anti-rotational member integral therewith, suture anchor kits utilizing the suture anchors and methods of attaching bone to gone.