ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,253, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Crossroads Extremity Systems LLC (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Suture anchor" was invented by T. Wade Fallin (Hyde Park, Utah), Joel Helgerson (Erie, Colo.), Michael Chad Hollis (Collierville, Tenn.) and Daniel Sayger (Hernando, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knotless suture anchor system is disclosed for improved anchoring in tissue. The knotless suture anchor system includes an anchor body having an exterior surface, a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends, an interior longitudinal passageway extending at least partway from the proximal en...