Patent · US Active

Loop

US9526496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

ATEX Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Sarah Beyer · Düsseldorf, DE
Mark Wesley Jessup · Aberdeen, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 2012
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 22, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/0882
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A continuous loop of material for use in mammals, particularly humans. One embodiment may have an air entanglement section therein and method of making the same. Another embodiment includes a hollow braided length having a first inner section and a second inner section, the sections formed by radially inserting the ends into the hollow braid and passing it along a portion of the hollow interior. These embodiments may also include a bone engagement member incorporated therein. A further embodiment is a loop assembly having a length of fiber, the length of fiber having two ends, and a bone engagement member having an end receiving member to securely receive the two respective ends therein.

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