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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 11190157', 'Application No. 11190159', 'Application No. 11190157', 'Application No. 11190159', 'Application No. 13166905', 'Application No. 13166907', 'Application No. 13166908', 'Application No. 13185425', 'Application No. 11195100']

Patent US8821543 - Adjustable anchor systems and methods - Google Patents
An adjustable anchor system for securing tissue to bone, including an anchor having at least one passage extending from a proximal end toward a distal end. The passage defines a restriction such as a restricted opening. The anchor has at least one bone-engaging feature disposed between the proximal and...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8821543?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8821543 - Adjustable anchor systems and methods
Publication number US8821543 B2
Application number US 12/977,146
Also published as CA2762250A1, CA2822861A1, CN102525583A, CN102525583B, CN103269647A, EP2468194A2, EP2468194A3, EP2654576A2, US8974495, US20120165864, US20140343606
Publication number 12977146, 977146, US 8821543 B2, US 8821543B2, US-B2-8821543, US8821543 B2, US8821543B2
Inventors Joseph Hernandez, Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Gerome Miller
Patent Citations (250), Non-Patent Citations (19), Referenced by (27), Classifications (14), Legal Events (3)
US 8821543 B2
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U.S. Classification 606/232, 606/139, 606/144, 606/148, 606/230, 606/145
Cooperative Classification A61B2017/0458, A61B2017/0445, A61B2017/0414, A61B17/0401, A61B2017/0404, A61B17/06114, A61B2017/0464