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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2010
Mark Edwin Housman, North Attleborough, MA (US);
Paul Steven Vincuilla, Brockton, MA (US);
Richard Mark Lunn, Kingston, MA (US);
Julie Kennelly Tripodi, Marlborough, MA (US);
Paul Leo Salvas, Norton, MA (US);
Roland Francis Gattuma, East Bridgewater, MA (US);
Mark Edwin Housman, North Attleborough, MA (US);
Paul Steven Vincuilla, Brockton, MA (US);
Richard Mark Lunn, Kingston, MA (US);
Julie Kennelly Tripodi, Marlborough, MA (US);
Paul Leo Salvas, Norton, MA (US);
Roland Francis Gattuma, East Bridgewater, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a suture anchor. The suture anchor includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the body including threads along at least a partial length of the body and at least one through hole, the threads including a profile such that the threads located near the distal end of the body include a first shape and the threads located near the proximal end of the body include a second shape different from the first shape. Delivery devices and anchor dilators are also disclosed.