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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

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:
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


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