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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Michael G. Mcnamara, Anchorage, AK (US);
Avery B. Munoz, Eagle River, AK (US);
Inventors:
Michael G. McNamara, Anchorage, AK (US);
Avery B. Munoz, Eagle River, AK (US);
Assignee:
Alaska Hand Research LLC, Anchorage, AK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for stabilizing a joint with low relative motion during orthopedic surgery. The apparatus includes a press-fit fastener body and a coupler. The press-fit fastener body has a proximal end and a distal end and is configured to be press-fit into a tunnel in a first bone member. The coupler is located on or is part of the press-fit fastener body and is configured to receive at least one flexible element trailing from at least one suture anchor. At least a portion of the suture anchors are located within a second bone member.