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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2012
Applicant:

Atex Technologies, Inc., Pinebluff, NC (US);

Inventors:

Sarah Beyer, Pinebluff, NC (US);

Mark Jessup, Aberdeen, NC (US);

Assignee:

ATEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Pinebluff, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/82 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract

A continuous loop of material for use in mammals, particularly humans. One embodiment may have an air entanglement section therein and method of making the same. Another embodiment includes a hollow braided length having a first inner section and a second inner section, the sections formed by radially inserting the ends into the hollow braid and passing it along a portion of the hollow interior. These embodiments may also include a bone engagement member incorporated therein. A further embodiment is a loop assembly having a length of fiber, the length of fiber having two ends, and a bone engagement member having an end receiving member to securely receive the two respective ends therein.


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