US Patent Issued to Caliber CLA Holdings on July 28 for "Surgical anchor device with captive fastener" (American, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,893, issued on July 28, was assigned to Caliber CLA Holdings LLC (Sheridan, Wyo.).

"Surgical anchor device with captive fastener" was invented by Mark Darryl Antonacci (Skillman, N.J.), Matthew L. Cavuto (London) and Anthony C. Antonacci (Ridgefield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A single channel anchor device having a post suitable for implantation into a bone. Coupled to the post is a cord housing having a cord channel extending through the housing, for receiving insertion of a cord, and a socket extending through the housing. The socket has threads for receiving a threaded fastener, and an aperture opening into the cord cha...