US Patent Issued to SMITH & NEPHEW, SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS, SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC on July 8 for "Suture anchor insertion assemblies and methods of use" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,894, issued on July 8, was assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW INC. (Memphis, Tenn.), SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG (Zug, Switzerland) and SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Suture anchor insertion assemblies and methods of use" was invented by Mark E. Housman (North Attleboro, Mass.) and Jon-Paul Rogers (North Smithfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Suture anchor insertion assemblies include needles pre-attached to suture or suture tape, which reside within a housing of an inserter. The suture extends around a suture bridge of a suture anchor having at least one rib extending through the internal volume. An outer su...