Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2009-11-10
Woo, Julian W (Department: 3773)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C606S232000, C606S300000, C289S017000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07615061
ABSTRACT:
A suture-loading system, method and apparatus for loading a suture onto a bone anchor, the system comprising: a bone anchor comprising a suture leg-anchoring structure and a plurality of body holes on the anchor; a suture comprising a standing end portion and a working end portion; a standing end trackway to guide the standing end portion of the suture through the suture leg-anchoring structure; and a working end trackway to guide the working end portion of the suture through the body holes in the anchor.
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Vijay Francis
White George W.
ArthroCare Corporation
Ryckman Melissa
Scheele Matthew
Szymczak Brian
Woo Julian W
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