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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2010
Mark Hirotsuka, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Hendricksen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Darin C. Gittings, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Morriss, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark Hirotsuka, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Hendricksen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Darin C. Gittings, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Morriss, San Francisco, CA (US);
Foundry Newco XI, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Various devices, systems and methods for knotless anchoring of sutures to repair bodily tissue are disclosed. These devices allow sutures to be anchored to bone or other tissues, and more specifically provide a suture anchor which eliminates the need for the operator to knot the suture to secure the suture under tension. Thus, damaged tissue may be re-attached to a substrate tissue. The anchors have a minimum of moving parts and find particular utility in hip and shoulder arthroscopy, e.g. labral re-attachment, rotator cuff repair, and similar procedures.