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Tissue fixation device

US7914539B2 · kind B2 · utility

225Cited by

475References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC · US

Inventors

Kevin T. Stone · Winona Lake, US
H. Gene Hawkins · Warsaw, US
Zachary M. Hoffman · Warsaw, US
Gregory J. Denham · Warsaw, US
Troy M. Walters · Plymouth, US
Ryan A. Kaiser · Leesburg, US
Jason D. Meridew · Syracuse, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2005
Grant date	Mar 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/2839
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fixation device for securing tissue to a bone. The fixation device includes an anchor having a hollow body defining a longitudinal passage, and a plug configured to be received in at least a portion of the passage. The body comprises a cylindrical portion and a tapered tip portion. The cylindrical portion comprises a plurality of thin-walled window covers such that after implantation the window covers are resorbed first relative to other portions of the cylindrical portion for defining a plurality of apertures on the cylindrical portion.

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