Patents
US 12714412 B2: Expanding surgical anchor and method of tissue repair
- Granted
- 2026-08-25
- Filed
- 2022-12-27 application 18146537
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Expandable surgical anchors and methods of tissue repair with knotless fixation. The method includes coupling a repair strand to tissue to be fixated and inserting an implant with the repair strand that is captured by an implant into a pre-drilled bone hole in an insertion direction. After the implant is inserted into the bone hole, an expanding cannulated fixation device is installed into the bone hole such that the repair strand is positioned outside of the fixation device. After installing the fixation device into the bone hole, the fixation device is expanded by pulling the implant in an activation direction into the fixation device while the fixation device remains stationary, thereby compressing the fixation device against the bone hole with the repair strand disposed between an outer surface of the fixation device and the bone hole and providing tissue fixation without tying any knots.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 (ipgb20260825.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. 728 patents | US company or organization | Naples, FL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dooney | Naples, FL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 | ||
| Derek Sullivan | Naples, FL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 | ||
| Nathanael Gamso | Bonita Springs, FL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/04 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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