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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Santangelo, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Jeffrey Wyman, Naples, FL (US);
Matthew E. Koski, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0495 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0864 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0876 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0894 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deformable or flexible suture anchor having apertures secures a suture to a skeletal structure via holes drilled through the skeletal structure, and passing the suture therethrough. A deformable structure permits the anchor to resiliently deform or bend for passing through an aperture, and resume a size larger than the passed aperture for securement on an opposed side of the aperture.