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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Tepha, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Said Rizk, Windham, NH (US);
David P. Martin, Arlington, MA (US);
Matthew Bernasconi, Norwood, MA (US);
Simon F. Williams, Sherborn, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tepha, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61L 31/127 (2013.01); A61L 31/128 (2013.01); B29C 47/0038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions and materials for making soft suture anchors comprising materials that improve osteointegration have been developed. These compositions and materials comprise bioceramics, resorbable materials, and combinations thereof. A preferred embodiment comprises a soft suture anchor comprising a resorbable ceramic and a resorbable suture.