US Patent Issued to Biomet Manufacturing on May 13 for "Adjustable loop suture construct for joint repair" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,568, issued on May 13, was assigned to Biomet Manufacturing LLC (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Adjustable loop suture construct for joint repair" was invented by Nathan A. Winslow (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are suture systems and method of use thereof. The suture systems can include a passer, a needle, a first suture, and a second suture. The needle can be sized to pass through a cavity defined by the passer and define an attachment member. The first suture can include a first end, a second end, and a portion sized to be received by the attachment member and pass through the passer. The second suture can inc...