ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,813, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Biomet Sports Medicine LLC (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Repair device and method for deploying anchors" was invented by Daniel R. Norton (Warsaw, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone or tissue repair device can deploy first and second anchors from a distal end of a bore of a needle. A cylindrical first anchor can be disposed in the bore proximal to a distal end of the bore. A cylindrical second anchor can be disposed in the bore proximal to the first anchor. A pusher wire can include teeth positioned at a distal end of the pusher wire. The pusher wire and teeth can be configured to engage an interior...