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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Anthony Bull, London, GB;
Adam Hill, London, GB;
Inventors:
Anthony Bull, London, GB;
Adam Hill, London, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An assembly is described for repairing torn tendons by reattaching them to a bone, in particular although not exclusively for repairing a torn rotator cuff tendon, which allows for reduction of the gap between the tendon and the humerus by pushing the tendon onto its attachment site. Also described is a method of repairing a torn rotator cuff tendon by pushing it onto its attachment site and suturing through the humeral head.