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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Ben K Graf, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0823 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0829 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0847 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0864 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue graft attachment device includes a platform member including a first edge and a second edge connected to the first edge by a top side and a substantially curved bottom side. The platform member defines a slot extending between the first edge and the second edge, a first opening between the slot and the first edge, and a second opening between the slot and the second edge. The tissue graft attachment device includes a first filament passing through the first opening, a second filament passing through the second opening, and a graft connecting element passing through the slot to form a loop.