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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Drew Miller, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Drew Miller, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
FRANTZ MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT, LTD., Mentor, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0461 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2002/087 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0829 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for treating a first biological soft tissue. A biological soft tissue implant is attached to a first damaged biological soft tissue such that the biological soft tissue implant is capable of interacting with a second biological soft tissue or bone to prevent the first biological soft tissue from retracting beyond a predetermined position.