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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Erik Van Der Burg, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Nathaniel Cohen, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher Feezor, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher T. Cheng, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0451 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0453 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2019/0286 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for holding soft tissue in apposition with a bone using a suture, the method including engaging the soft tissue with an engaging portion of a suture thread; engaging an end of the suture thread with a rotatable shaft of an anchor; implanting the rotatable shaft in the bone; and rotating the shaft in a first direction to wrap the engaged suture thread onto the shaft thereby increasing tension on the suture and on the soft tissue.