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Patent No.:

US 8323315 B1

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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.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Schwartz, Herbert. (2012). Suture locking device (U.S. Patent No. 8323315). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8323315

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