Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture anchor with pulley
- Patent Title (中): 带滑轮的缝合锚
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Application No.: US11555557Application Date: 2006-11-01
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Publication No.: US08167906B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Nathan Cauldwell , Jonathan Howe , Gregory R. Whittaker , Gary McAlister , Jose E. Lizardi
- Applicant: Nathan Cauldwell , Jonathan Howe , Gregory R. Whittaker , Gary McAlister , Jose E. Lizardi
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080147064A1 SUTURE ANCHOR WITH PULLEY Public/Granted day:2008-06-19
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