Patents
US 12661217 B2: Methods and procedures for ligament repair
- Granted
- 2026-06-23
- Filed
- 2020-03-02 application 16807066
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and devices for the repair of a ruptured ligament using a scaffold device are provided. Aspects of the invention may include a scaffold attached by one or more sutures to one or more anchors. In aspects of the invention, the anchors may be secured to a bone near or at the repair site.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 (ipgb20260623.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Medical Center Corporation 717 patents | US company or organization | Boston, MA | THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha M. Murray | Sherborn, MA | 18 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/0811 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/0401 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 |
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L17/12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MURRAY, MARTHA M. signed 2008-11-20 | THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION BOSTON, MA | 62177/159 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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