Method and apparatus for meniscal repair

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8828052
APP PUB NO 20100049212A1
SERIAL NO

12417571

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An anchor for securing suture to tissue, the anchor comprising:

    an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a distal slot extending proximally into the elongated body, and the proximal end having a proximal slot extending distally into the body;the distal slot comprising a wide section and a narrow section, wherein the wide section has a width such that the suture is slidably accommodated therein and the narrow section has a width such that the suture is bound therein, and further wherein the wide section is disposed distally of the narrow section.

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  • LINVATEC CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Caborn, David Goshen, US 10 378
McDevitt, Dennis Raleigh, US 63 8124
Nawab, Akbar Louisville, US 7 119
Novak, Vincent Longmont, US 24 954

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