Patent · US Expired

Hard or soft tissue closure

US6485504B1 · kind B1 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 22, 2000
Grant dateNov 26, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/0649
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for holding a first portion of a bone and a second portion of a bone together for the bone to heal. A method for holding a first portion of a bone and a second portion of a bone together for the bone to heal. A suture. A grommet for a bone. A method for securing a suture through a bone.

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