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| 12-24-2009 |
20100036498 | FUSION CAGE WITH REVERSE THREAD PROFILE (RTP) - A bone fixation system for stabilizing two skeletal structures relative to one another, the system comprising: | 02-11-2010 |
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| 02-25-2010 |
20110071549 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MENISCAL REPAIR - A cleat for securing suture to tissue, the cleat comprising an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a distal slot extending proximally into the elongated body, and the proximal end having a proximal slot extending distally into the body; the distal slot comprising a wide section and a narrow section, wherein the wide section has a width such that the suture is slidably accommodated therein and the narrow section has a width such that the suture is bound therein, and further wherein the wide section is disposed distally of the narrow section. A method for securing a first object to a second object, the method comprising providing a suture and a plurality of cleats slidably mounted on the suture; passing one end of the suture and a first cleat through the first object and the second object; tensioning the suture so as to secure the suture to the first cleat; passing a subsequent portion of the suture and a second cleat through the first object and the second object; and tensioning the suture so as to secure the suture to the second cleat. | 03-24-2011 |
20110106151 | SQUARE LOCK SUTURE KNOT - A method for forming a suture knot, the method comprising:
| 05-05-2011 |
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| 05-10-2012 |
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| 08-23-2012 |
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| 02-07-2013 |
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| 08-08-2013 |
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| 10-31-2013 |
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| 12-05-2013 |
20150066058 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MENISCAL REPAIR - A cleat for securing suture to tissue, the cleat comprising an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a distal slot extending proximally into the elongated body, and the proximal end having a proximal slot extending distally into the body; the distal slot comprising a wide section and a narrow section, wherein the wide section has a width such that the suture is slidably accommodated therein and the narrow section has a width such that the suture is bound therein, and further wherein the wide section is disposed distally of the narrow section. A method for securing a first object to a second object, the method comprising providing a suture and a plurality of cleats slidably mounted on the suture; passing one end of the suture and a first cleat through the first object and the second object; tensioning the suture so as to secure the suture to the first cleat; passing a subsequent portion of the suture and a second cleat through the first object and the second object; and tensioning the suture so as to secure the suture to the second cleat. | 03-05-2015 |
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| 03-05-2015 |
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| 03-19-2015 |