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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Stephen J. Orphanos, Bridgewater, MA (US);
William Arthur Roosa, Berkley, MA (US);
Marc R. Helmick, Boston, MA (US);
Stuart E. Fromm, Rapid City, SD (US);
Stephen J. Orphanos, Bridgewater, MA (US);
William Arthur Roosa, Berkley, MA (US);
Marc R. Helmick, Boston, MA (US);
Stuart E. Fromm, Rapid City, SD (US);
DePuy Mitek, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Assemblies and methods suitable for knotless arthroscopic repair of tissue defects include two fixation members coupled by two limbs of suture comprising a continuous loop. A unidirectional restriction element that can be a preformed locking, sliding suture knot proximate to one of the fixation members, provides tensioning of the repair.
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