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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Evan Lederman, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Dick Winiker, Tempe, AZ (US);
Laird Hatch, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Evan Lederman, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Dick Winiker, Tempe, AZ (US);
Laird Hatch, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Redline Orthopedic Innovations, LLC, Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suture anchoris inserted within the spongy bone″ such that only suture segmentsandextend into the cortical bone'. Suture anchoris inserted with a suture inserting devicethat holds suture anchoruntil suture inserting devicehas entered spongy bone″. Deployment devicepushes suture anchorfrom suture inserting deviceinto spongy bone″. Suture anchoris positioned such that suture anchorspans the holethrough which suture inserting deviceinserted suture anchor