ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,373, issued on June 17, was assigned to Biomet Sports Medicine LLC (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Method and apparatus for soft tissue fixation" was invented by Kevin T. Stone (Winona Lake, Ind.) and Gregory J. Denham (Warsaw, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical method can include passing at least two adjustable loops of a flexible construct through at least the first tissue to extend from an outer surface of the first tissue opposite a tissue engaging surface facing the second tissue, and attaching the two adjustable loops to a first selected area of the second tissue. The method can further include positioning an elongated locking mem...