US Patent Issued to Carilion Clinic on Aug. 4 for "Soft tissue fixation devices and methods" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,111, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Carilion Clinic (Roanoke, Va.).

"Soft tissue fixation devices and methods" was invented by John R. Tuttle (Roanoke, Va.) and Rob Fippinger (Roanoke, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suture button is provided that is adapted for soft tissue fixation. In one aspect, the button includes a textured bottom surface that allows gripping the soft tissue material and distributing the tension that holds the soft tissue to the bone thereby reducing the likelihood the soft tissue tearing."

The patent was filed on March 3, 2022, under Application No. 17/686,375.

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