Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Meniscus horn relocation device and method
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Application No.: US14579994Application Date: 2014-12-22
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Publication No.: US09724086B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Phillip Marathakis , Deniz Ozdil , Gregory James Roger
- Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLC
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Current Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Maschoff Brennan
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for relocating a meniscus horn in a knee. The invention may be deployed during an arthroscopic procedure to apply external forces to a meniscus horn to pull the meniscus into a load bearing area of the knee, which may reduce contact stresses on articular cartilage in the knee and thereby ameliorate pain associated with an osteoarthritic joint. In one embodiment, the system includes a guide needle, suture thread, plug, elongate member, and bone anchor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160174962A1 MENISCUS HORN RELOCATION DEVICE AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2016-06-23
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