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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2011
Renwen Zhang, Wayne, NJ (US);
Twana Davisson, Montclair, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Spalazzi, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Venkat R. Garigapati, Southborough, MA (US);
Matthew E. Murphy, Wexford, IE;
Anthony P. Napolitano, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Renwen Zhang, Wayne, NJ (US);
Twana Davisson, Montclair, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Spalazzi, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Venkat R. Garigapati, Southborough, MA (US);
Matthew E. Murphy, Wexford, IE;
Anthony P. Napolitano, Chappaqua, NY (US);
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
A non-invasive device for anchoring a suture includes a sheet to which a suture can be attached and an adhesive that can affix the sheet to bone. The method provides placing effective amount of an adhesive on a bone and attaching the suture to the adhesive and allowing the adhesive to set.