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United States Patent | 6,238,418 |
Schwartz ,   et al. | May 29, 2001 |
The invention disclosed is a device for repairing a soft tissue defect, particularly a defect in the meniscus of a knee. The device comprises an outer wall anchor for engaging against an outside wall of the meniscus on a first side of the defect, an inner meniscal anchor engaging an inner surface of the meniscus on a second side of the defect, the inner meniscal anchor having a locking mechanism, and a suture adjustably connecting the outer wall anchor to the inner meniscal anchor. Tension on the suture pulls the defect together and the locking mechanism then locks the suture in place.
Inventors: | Schwartz; Herbert E. (Fort Wayne, IN); May; Thomas C. (Winona Kale, IN); Fromm; Stuart (Rapid City, SD); Enzerink; Robert-Jan (Davis, CA); Hubbard; Eric (Modesto, CA); Margetts; John (Bountiful, UT); Denlinger; Keith (Warsaw, IN); Cox; David (Warsaw, IN) |
Assignee: | Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (Warsaw, IN) |
Appl. No.: | 464809 |
Filed: | December 17, 1999 |
Intern'l Class: | A61B 017/04 |
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