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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2016
Depuy Mitek, Llc, Raynham, MA (US);
Nathan S. Cauldwell, Attleboro, MA (US);
Jonathan Howe, Mansfield, MA (US);
Gregory R. Whittaker, Stoneham, MA (US);
Gary McAlister, Franklin, MA (US);
Jose E. Lizardi, Walpole, MA (US);
DePuy Mitek, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.