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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Herbert E. Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas C. May, Wrentham, MA (US);
Robert-jan Enzerink, Tracey, CA (US);
John Margetts, Bountiful, UT (US);
Inventors:
Herbert E. Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas C. May, Wrentham, MA (US);
Robert-Jan Enzerink, Tracey, CA (US);
John Margetts, Bountiful, UT (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Mitek, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for locking a suture in place without the need for tying knots once the suture is placed within tissue is provided. The device comprises an anchor having a cannula and a locking mechanism for securing the suture within the cannula.