US Patent Issued to Integrity Orthopaedics on Oct. 6 for "Knotless micro-suture anchors and anchor arrays for anatomical attachment of soft tissue to bone" (Minnesota, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,712, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Integrity Orthopaedics Inc..

"Knotless micro-suture anchors and anchor arrays for anatomical attachment of soft tissue to bone" was invented by Thomas A. Westling (Orono, Minn.), Zak Zenz-Olson (Ham Lake, Minn.), Nathaniel Van Tran (Lakeville, Minn.) and Howard W. Harris (Southlake, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toggle-type suture anchor for transtendinous implantation in bone to secure soft tissue thereto during repair of a tear, especially a rotator cuff repair. The anchor can include an elongate body with side surfaces defining a maximum diameter of the body. The body can also include...