CA2378974A1 - Self-locking suture anchor - Google Patents

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CA2378974A1
CA2378974A1 CA002378974A CA2378974A CA2378974A1 CA 2378974 A1 CA2378974 A1 CA 2378974A1 CA 002378974 A CA002378974 A CA 002378974A CA 2378974 A CA2378974 A CA 2378974A CA 2378974 A1 CA2378974 A1 CA 2378974A1
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Dennis Mcdevitt
Jeffrey Halbrecht
Richard Caspari
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DePuy Mitek LLC
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Innovasive Devices, Inc.
Dennis Mcdevitt
Jeffrey Halbrecht
Richard Caspari
Ethicon, Inc.
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Abstract

A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.
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