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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Biomet Sports Medicine, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Mark D. Borden, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01); A61F 2250/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable interference screw for use in a soft tissue repair, the screw having a bioresorbable body comprising a plurality of interconnected pores, the body having an instrument interface in one end and a thread around an exterior of the body starting from distal end. The plurality of interconnected pores of the resorbable body are substantially filled with a bioresorbable polymer.