US Patent Issued to Medos International on Sept. 29 for "Soft anchors for anatomical fixation, and related systems and methods" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,000, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Medos International Sarl (Le Locle, Switzerland).

"Soft anchors for anatomical fixation, and related systems and methods" was invented by Adam Gustafson (Rehobeth, Mass.), Stephen Johnson (Johnston, R.I.) and Thien Ngo (Mansfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue repair assembly can transition from an insertion to an anchored configuration and includes an anchor body, actuator, and "snake." The body and actuator comprise suture. The body defines a loop with length and width that decrease and increase, respectively, during transition to the anchored configuration. The actuator def...