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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Applicant:
Daniel L. Martin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel L. Martin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Syntorr, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture anchor of a T-type is inserted into and through a small-diameter hole formed in a bone and, when deployed, is oriented substantially transversely with respect to the small-diameter hole. Prior to deployment, the suture anchor is coupled to an insertion shaft through a deformable portion and is aligned with the shaft axis so that the insertion shaft and the suture anchor can be inserted into the small-diameter hole.