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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2010
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Troy M. Walters, Plymouth, IN (US);
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nathanael K. Connor, Huntertown, IN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Troy M. Walters, Plymouth, IN (US);
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nathanael K. Connor, Huntertown, IN (US);
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Various suture anchors and surgical methods are provided. A two-part suture anchor is provided having a continuously threaded anchor body defining an axial bore and a pin. The pin includes a tip and a plate defining at least two suture receiving openings aligned in a single plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axial bore is disposed in anchor body. Methods of attaching soft tissue to bone are also provided.