ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,573, issued on June 10, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).
"Soft suture-based anchors" was invented by Stephen S. Burkhart (Boerne, Texas), Peter J. Dreyfuss (Naples, Fla.) and Paul C. Brady (Knoxville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Suture constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs. The suture construct is a soft, suture-based anchor which is self-cinching and has a specific, accordion-type configuration (i.e., with the ability to fold from a first, extended position to a second, folded or compressed position). The suture-based anchor may be formed essentially of a flexible material such as a high strengt...