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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Spinesmith Partners, L.p., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Landry, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin Dunworth, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
SpineSmith Partners, L.P., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0864 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to an anchor for fixing a tendon or a ligament in a bone comprising: an elongated tubular body having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis, said tubular body comprising first and second independent parts slidably contacting each other, the first and second independent parts each having an outer circumferential surface along a length thereof parallel to the longitudinal axis, and each having an elongated partial inner bore, such that the tubular body is capable of mounting a tendon or ligament within the partial inner bore.