Suture anchor screw

- Zimmer, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a suture anchor screw showing an embodiment our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, rotated ninety degrees from the view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, rotated ninety degrees from the view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof; rotated ninety degrees from the view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a suture anchor screw showing a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view thereof, rotated ninety degrees from the view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view thereof, rotated ninety degrees from the view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view thereof; rotated ninety degrees from the view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof.

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Other references
  • Zimmer, Inc. lit.--Resistance to Suture Abrasion of the Statak Device--1993. Linvatec lit.--Rotator Cuff Repair With A New Twist--Orthopedics Today--Jul. 1993. Zimmer, Inc. lit.--Mini Statak Subcortical Insertion--1993. Arthrotek lit.--The Harpoon--JBJS, Mar. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D385352
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 1994
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 1997
Assignee: Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN)
Inventors: Joel P. Bales (Warsaw, IN), S. Kyle Hayes (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Cary R. Reeves
Application Number: 0/22,242
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Suturing Or Fastening (e.g., Stapling, Etc.) (30) (D24/145)
International Classification: 2402;