Surgical methods for the treatment of plantar plate injury
US12324574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/0888
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for the treatment of a ligament injury include the insertion of at least one suture anchor into a bone opening and anchoring the at least one suture anchor and thereafter threading two ends of a suture of at least one anchored suture anchor through the ligament and pulling the ligament to the bone with the opening and fixing the ligament to that bone by tying a knot in the suture.
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