Surgery – Instruments – Suture retaining means
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-25
2006-07-25
Peffley, Michael (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture retaining means
Reexamination Certificate
active
07081126
ABSTRACT:
A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft, tissue to bone using such an anchor.
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Caspari Richard
Halbrecht Jeffrey
McDevitt Dennis
Ethicon Inc.
Nutter & McClennen & Fish LLP
Peffley Michael
Vrettakos Pete
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