ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,058, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Biomet Sports Medicine LLC (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Suture anchor and related method" was invented by Brian K. Berelsman (Warsaw, Ind.) and Kevin T. Stone (Winona Lake, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for securing soft tissue to bone can include loading a suture through an eyelet of a suture anchor. The suture anchor can have a longitudinal axis and a distal tip. An anchor inserter assembly can be positioned in contact with the suture anchor. The anchor inserter assembly can include a sleeve portion and an impacting portion. The suture can be engaged with a suture engaging me...