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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Michael Charles Ferragamo, Foster, RI (US);
Jeffrey Wyman, Naples, FL (US);
Alfred Rodrique Berune, Jr., North Attleboro, MA (US);
Michael James Perriello, Hopedale, MA (US);
Gary Robert Mccarthy, East Bridgewater, MA (US);
Michael Charles Ferragamo, Foster, RI (US);
Jeffrey Wyman, Naples, FL (US);
Alfred Rodrique Berune, Jr., North Attleboro, MA (US);
Michael James Perriello, Hopedale, MA (US);
Gary Robert McCarthy, East Bridgewater, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a needle for attaching a fixator to a soft tissue graft. The needle includes a pointed distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end including a suture coupler, the suture coupler including a hook and a pocket formed by the hook, wherein the needle is curved along an entire length of the needle. A fixator for use with the needle and method of fixating a soft tissue graft to a bone is also disclosed.