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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Biomet Sports Medicine, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel Norton, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Benjamin P. Heilman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nathan A. Winslow, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Christopher Palese, South Whitley, IN (US);
Brian K. Berelsman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A flexible suture for coupling tissue includes a first suture portion extending to a first end and a second suture portion extending to a second end. A plurality of braided strands form the first and second suture portions. An identifier characteristic is formed into the plurality of braided strands. The identifier characteristic extends from the first end of the first suture portion to the second end of the second suture portion, and the identifier characteristic distinguishes the first suture portion from the second suture portion.