Graft fixation device
CA 2428348 C · Owner: Ethicon, Inc. · Inventors: Bowman, Steven M.; Tenhuisen, Kevor Shane; Justin, Daniel F.
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A graft fixation device combination. The device is useful for affixing a tissue graft to a bone or other body surface. The fixation device has two implantation members connected by a graft retention member. The retention member optionally has at least one lateral wing member extending therefrom. The implantation members have longitudinal passageways therethrough. The graft fixation device also has an insertion member extending from the distal end of each implantation member the insertion member having a longitudinal passage having a distal blind wall. The passages of the implantation members and the insertion members are in communication with each other and may be mounted onto insertion …
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- Filed May 9, 2003 and granted July 5, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 9, 2023.
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