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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
John Brunelle, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
AL Weinstein, East Wayne, NJ (US);
John Brunelle, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Al Weinstein, East Wayne, NJ (US);
Synovis Orthopedic and Woundcare, Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are fixation devices that can be utilized to approximate and hold a soft tissue in, at, or near a bony insertion site. Disclosed devices can define an oblong cross-section, and can include ribs defining sharp edges on the periphery of one aspect of the cross section that can tightly fix the device to surrounding bone so as to avoid pull out of the device. Devices can also include ribs defining rounded ridges on the periphery of a second, perpendicular aspect of the cross section that can allow soft tissue or a portion of an approximation device, for instance a soft tissue graft or cellular scaffolding material, to be fixed within a bone without damage to the soft tissue.