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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2004
Herbert E. Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas C. May, Winona Kale, IN (US);
Stuart Fromm, Rapid City, SD (US);
Robert-jan Enzerink, Davis, CA (US);
Eric Hubbard, Modesto, CA (US);
John Margetts, Bountiful, UT (US);
Keith Denlinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
David Cox, Warsaw, IN (US);
Herbert E. Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas C. May, Winona Kale, IN (US);
Stuart Fromm, Rapid City, SD (US);
Robert-Jan Enzerink, Davis, CA (US);
Eric Hubbard, Modesto, CA (US);
John Margetts, Bountiful, UT (US);
Keith Denlinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
David Cox, Warsaw, IN (US);
DePuy Mitek, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A device for repairing a defect in a soft tissue is disclosed, the device including a first anchor engaging a first surface of the soft tissue on a first side of the defect, the first anchor having a locking mechanism, a second anchor for engaging against a second side of the soft tissue on a second side of the defect, and a suture adjustably connecting the second anchor to the first anchor.