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Microanchor

US10188378B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

87References

24Claims

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Assignee

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US

Inventors

Rick Lunn · Kingston, US
Timothy Young · Palo Alto, US
Mark Edwin Housman · Attleboro, US
John Slusarz · Hopedale, US
Paul Alexander Torrie · Marblehead, US
Wei Li Fan · Boston, US
Steven William Astorino · Norfolk, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2014
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 3, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0464
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Examples of a suture anchor having a small diameter and having a soft suture bridge or suture eyelet are described herein. The soft suture bridge/suture eyelet allows a repair suture to slide, which is desirable when tying knots. In some cases, the soft suture bridge/suture eyelet itself is made from a length of suture.

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