US Patent Issued to Arthrex on Oct. 27 for "Tensionable knotless anchors and methods of tissue repair" (Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,200, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Arthrex Inc. (Naples, Fla.).

"Tensionable knotless anchors and methods of tissue repair" was invented by Stephen S. Burkhart (Boerne, Texas), Derek C. Sullivan (Naples, Fla.), William C. Benavitz (Naples, Fla.), Thomas Dooney Jr. (Naples, Fla.), Lee D. Kaplan (Miami) and James P. Bradley (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical devices and methods of tissue repair using tensionable knotless fixation devices. A flexible material (for example, suture or suture tape) may be attached to the fixation device. A flexible material may be threaded through an eyelet of a tip provided as part o...