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Flat suture anchor

US8591545B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

11Claims

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Assignee

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US

Inventors

Richard M. Lunn · Kingston, US
David A. Paulk · Hopedale, US
Paul Leo Salvas · Norton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 2011
Grant date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04C2270/0421
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A suture anchor for anchoring a suture to a bone, including a distal end having a bifurcated tip, in which the bifurcated tip defines a suture-engaging slot, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis between the distal end and the proximal end, and two substantially flat surfaces extending between the distal end and the proximal end, in which the two substantially flat surfaces are substantially parallel, in which the two substantially flat surfaces are separated by a thickness of no more than about 0.1 inches, and in which the two substantially flat surfaces extend along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis by a width of no more than about 0.4 inches.

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