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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 14724272', 'Application No. 2011', 'Application No. 201480014353', 'Application No. 201280038677', 'Application No. 2012', 'Application No. 201480012203', 'Application No. 201480032876', 'Application No. 2013144961']

US9775702B2 - Composite interference screws and drivers - Google Patents
US9775702B2
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US13/787,139
US20130178901A1 (en
2013-03-06 Application filed by Smith and Nephew Inc filed Critical Smith and Nephew Inc
2013-06-06 Assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. reassignment SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: KOSKI, MATTHEW EDWIN, ARAI, TATSUYA, HOUSMAN, MARK EDWIN
2013-07-11 Publication of US20130178901A1 publication Critical patent/US20130178901A1/en
2014-03-05 Priority claimed from KR1020157023915A external-priority patent/KR20150128684A/en
2017-10-03 Publication of US9775702B2 publication Critical patent/US9775702B2/en
This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/044,777 filed Mar. 10, 2011, which claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 61/312,291 filed Mar. 10, 2010, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 61/334,808, filed May 14, 2010 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 61/359,080 Jun. 28, 2010 the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
1. A delivery device and anchor combination, the combination comprising:
a delivery device comprising a handle and shaft connected to the handle, the shaft including a distal end having a slot and at least two grooves extending from the slot; and
an anchor comprising a suture bridge having a proximal end and distal end, the distal end of the suture bridge having a thickness greater than a thickness of the proximal end of the suture bridge and defining the distal terminus of the anchor, at least two ribs extending from the proximal end of the suture bridge to a proximal end of the anchor, and at least one open helical coil wrapping around the at least two ribs and extending, substantially, from the proximal end of the suture bridge to the proximal end of the anchor, the at least one open helical coil defining an internal volume communicating with a region exterior to the anchor through apertures between turns of the at least one open helical coil, wherein the at least one open helical coil and the proximal end of the suture bridge define a space extending to a region adjacent the distal end of the suture bridge, the space configured for receiving the distal end of the delivery device, such that the distal end of the suture bridge projects beyond the distal end of the delivery device, the anchor located on the distal end of the delivery device such that the slot houses the proximal end of the suture bridge and the at least two grooves engage the at least two ribs of the suture bridge.
2. The combination of claim 1 wherein the suture bridge has a bulbous profile.
3. The combination of claim 1 wherein the distal end of the suture bridge is convex in shape.
4. The combination of claim 1 wherein the at least one open helical coil covers the proximal end of the suture bridge.
5. The combination of claim 1 wherein the anchor is made from a bioasborable material.
6. The combination of claim 1 further comprising, at the proximal end of the anchor, webbing extending between adjacent turns of the at least one helical coil, a number of turns with webbing in between configured to be a function of the thickness of the cortical layer of bone and the pitch of the at least one helical coil.
7. The combination of claim 6 wherein the number of turns with webbing in between is configured to increase with an increase in the thickness of the cortical layer of bone, increase in the pitch of the at least one helical coil or an increase in both.
8. The combination of claim 6 wherein the anchor includes two open helical coils in a dual lead thread arrangement, and wherein the webbing extends between adjacent turns of one of the two open helical coils.
9. The combination of claim 6 wherein the at least one open helical coil includes a plurality of regularly spaced turns; and wherein the webbing extends between each pair of turns and defines openings through which the internal volume of the anchor communicates with the region exterior to the anchor.
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Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:ARAI, TATSUYA;HOUSMAN, MARK EDWIN;KOSKI, MATTHEW EDWIN;SIGNING DATES FROM 20130327 TO 20130527;REEL/FRAME:030560/0881