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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Horacio Montes DE Oca Balderas, York, GB;
Malcolm Brown, Otley, GB;
Graeme Howling, Leeds, GB;
Steve Fenwick, York, GB;
Nicholas Cotton, Westborough, MA (US);
David Brumfield, Collierville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, York, GB;
Malcolm Brown, Otley, GB;
Graeme Howling, Leeds, GB;
Steve Fenwick, York, GB;
Nicholas Cotton, Westborough, MA (US);
David Brumfield, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61L 27/14 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0864 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0888 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61L 2400/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an anchor for fixating a tissue graft to bone. The anchor includes a through hole extending an entire length of the anchor and a polymer composition having shape memory qualities. Other anchors and methods for fixating a tissue graft to bone are also disclosed.