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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Pablo Catania, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Steven Wolf, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Emil Karapetian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
George W. White, Corona, CA (US);
David Gregoire, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Seth A. Foerster, San Clemente, CA (US);
Christopher Rodriguez, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Pablo Catania, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Steven Wolf, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Emil Karapetian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
George W. White, Corona, CA (US);
David Gregoire, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Seth A. Foerster, San Clemente, CA (US);
Christopher Rodriguez, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A suture anchor device and method for attaching soft tissue to bone includes an anchor body and a suture locking wedge movably disposed within the anchor body. The suture locking wedge includes lateral portions which engage slots or windows in the anchor body. Tension applied to one limb of a suture causes the suture locking wedge to translate and rotate to a position which compresses the suture, thereby locking the suture in the anchor.