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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Thomas W Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Kwan-Ho Chan, Singapore, SG;
Patrick White, Avondale, PA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/1617 (2013.01); A61B 17/1682 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and instruments for repairing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.