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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2010
Applicants:
David A. Paulk, Hopedale, MA (US);
Richard Mark Lunn, Kingston, MA (US);
Inventors:
David A. Paulk, Hopedale, MA (US);
Richard Mark Lunn, Kingston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0437 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0453 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes an anchor including a distal portion and a proximal portion, the anchor defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity; an insertion member disposed within the cavity of the anchor; and a sleeve coupled to the anchor, the sleeve disposed over the proximal portion of the anchor. A delivery device is also disclosed.