US Patent Issued to ARTHREX on June 23 for "Adjustable tissue repair systems and surgical methods" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,105, issued on June 23, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).

"Adjustable tissue repair systems and surgical methods" was invented by Thomas Dooney Jr. (Naples, Fla.) and Matthew John Ravenscroft (Congleton, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Adjustable tissue repair systems and methods are provided for reducing and fixating tissue to bone. The proposed systems and methods utilize two or more suture anchors and one or more adjustable suture loops for reducing and fixating the tissue to the bone. The suture anchors may be positioned as part of a multi-row fixation technique for providing a desired area of footprint co...