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US 8,939,983 B2Granted
Fixation device for delivery of biological material between soft tissue and bone
AssigneeBiomet Sports Medicine, LLC
InventorsKevin T. Stone, Gregory J. Denham
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Abstract
A fixation device for delivery of biological material between soft tissue and bone. The fixation device includes an anchor having a first longitudinal bore and a first radial extending delivery bore and an insert having a second longitudinal bore and a second radial extending delivery bore. The first and second radial extending bores are aligned and positioned relative to a head of the anchor to deliver the biologic material between the soft tissue and the bone.
Claims14
A method for attaching soft tissue to bone, comprising:
- forming a bore in bone;
- coupling a fixation device to a distal end of a delivery device;
- inserting the fixation device into the bone bore;
- positioning a radial passage in at least one of the fixation device and the delivery device at an interface between soft tissue and an outer surface of the bone;
- and
- delivering biological material between the soft tissue and the outer surface of the bone through a longitudinal bore in the delivery device that is in communication with the radial passage.
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A method for attaching soft tissue to bone, comprising:
- coupling a fixation device to a distal end of a delivery device;
- inserting the fixation device into the bone;
- positioning a radial passage in the delivery device at an interface between soft tissue and an outer surface of the bone;
- and
- delivering biological material between the soft tissue and the outer surface of the bone through a longitudinal bore in the delivery device that is in communication with the radial passage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.