US Patent Issued to Arthrex on March 25 for "Inserter assembly with suture protector tubing and method of use" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,918, issued on March 25, was assigned to Arthrex Inc. (Naples, Fla.).

"Inserter assembly with suture protector tubing and method of use" was invented by Paul C. Brady (Knoxville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical inserter assembly for implanting a suture anchor into bone. The assembly includes an outer protector tube that prevents the anchored suture from being damaged by the instruments used during surgery. The outer protector tube remains in place around the suture after the suture anchor is installed."

The patent was filed on Jan. 8, 2020, under Application No. 16/737,066.

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