ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,254, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Tigon Medical (Millersville, Md.).
"Multi-component anchor system and methods" was invented by Jeremy Clark (Millersville, Md.), Zac Sullivan (West Chester, Pa.) and Greg Gasbarro (West Chester, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices and methods for knotless fixation of tissue during a surgical procedure, including a multi-piece anchor having a separate distal anchor and cannulated proximal anchor component that are used to secure one or more sutures for surgical tissue repair without requiring suture knots. The distal body can include a closed aperture to allow insertion and/or fr...