ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,660, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Conmed Corp. (Utica, N.Y.).
"Suture anchor driver" was invented by Giuseppe Lombardo (New Port Richey, Fla.), Grady Breslich (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Matthew C. Summitt (Palm Harbor, Fla.), Gregory A. Alfonso (Seffner, Fla.) and Robert A. Thibodeau (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suture anchor driver with a tensioning mechanism. The suture anchor driver has a handle with a proximal end and a distal end. The handle has a recess with a shaft extending centrally therefrom. The suture anchor driver has a detent ring and a spool. The detent ring has a central aperture and one or ...