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2380.2.01
US-20150012794-A1
US-20150205664-A1
US-20100023800-A1
US-8737141-A1
US-10157004-B2
US10007433A1
US-9159419-B2
US-10114589-A1
US-10134728-A1
US-20200065270-A1
US-10637533-B2
US-9927986-A1
US-8380915-A1
US-9159419-A1
US-9208071-A1
US-20200098728-A1
US-10643676-A1
US-10468073-B2
US-10283200-A1
US-10461965-B1
US-20130279232-A1
US-8892980-B2
US9632727A1
US10558561A1
US20100023800A1
US7230213A1
OPT-9
FLO-2
FLO-5PROV
ONSO3175(B) - Onsemi378
ONSO3305US - Onsemi346
GTS-3DES
FLO-4
US8762658B2
US8533406B2
US9632727B2
KMN-1PROV
PAT-2
PER-8 PROV
PER-9 PROV
INS-4PROV
HAR-1
CES-16
NXT-5PROV NXT-5, 6, 7, 8
IPP-0051-US14 cross roads
FLO-7PROV
IMI-5PROV
IPP-0050-US35 nextremity
VIL-12
OPT-13
TOY-1
US10998041B1
FSP1845
US6559866B2
Placeholder App
PER-10
KBR-1 1400.2.623
PER-13PROV
PAT-3
US20030023453
RMS-1DES
SMG-1DES
FLO-5
US10318495
US10133662B2
PER-11
US20140066758
VIL-17
PER-17
JBR-1
PER-12
US11056880
US11302645
US20210407565
US11081191
PON-1PROV, 2PROV, 3PROV
PER-33
RMT-1PROV
PER-32
PER-34
MCC-1
FLO-10
PER-14
PER-19
PER-22
PER-18
PER-24
TMC-PAT-1
DAR-2
PER-23
TMC-PAT-4
PER-16
PER-4 DIV1
PER-20
PER-21
BRT-PAT-1
TMC-PAT-5
TMC-PAT-6PROV
BRT-PAT-2-PROV
71212.157.USU1
FPR-PAT-1-PROV
71212.158.USP1
RMT-1
DAR-1PROV
DAR-2PROV
PON-1PROV
PON-2PROV
PON-3PROV
PER-18PROV
TMC-1PROV
TMC-2PROV
PER-13PCT
PER-13
PER-16PROV
PER-14PROV
PER-34PROV
TMC-4PROV
TMC-3
PAS-1PROV
VEH-1
PER-29DES
TEST.001
E2E-TEST.001
TEST-001
TEST-002
TEST-003
TEST-004
ZED006
FSP1011
GAV-PAT-1-PROV
Matter Number
Paragraph Number
99
Application Number
Reference Case 1
Reference Case 2
Content
In the illustrative example of FIGS. 1-12, the proximal member 104 is generally cylindrical and has a sidewall 150 (FIG. 10) defining an exterior surface, a proximal end 152, a distal end 154, and a longitudinal axis coaxial with the anchor body longitudinal axis 112 extending between the proximal and distal ends 152, 154. An axial through bore 156 extends through the proximal member 104 from the proximal end 152 to the distal end 154 and communicates with the longitudinal passageway 114 of the anchor body 102. At least one opening formed through the sidewall 150 of the proximal member 104 allows one or more sutures to be routed through the anchor body 102 without passing through the proximal end of the proximal member axial through bore 156. In the illustrative example of FIGS. 1-12, a first, superior “U”-shaped opening 158 is formed through the sidewall 150 near the distal end 154 and a second, inferior “U”-shaped opening 159 is formed through the sidewall 150 near the distal end 154 opposite the first opening 158. The “U”-shaped openings intersect the frangible connection 106. While the proximal member 104 and anchor body 102 are joined, the “U”-shaped openings 158, 159 each have a closed perimeter. When the proximal member 104 and anchor body 102 are separated at the frangible connection 106, the distal perimeter of each opening 158, 159 is removed such that separation of the proximal member 104 and anchor body 102 at the frangible connection 106 transforms the opening 158, 159 into open, “U”-shaped slots with the open side facing distally. The proximal member 104 includes an engagement portion for engaging a driver. In the illustrative example of FIGS. 1-12, the engagement portion includes an internal helical thread 161 operable to engage a driver in axial force transmitting relationship.
Notes
Added by DJM 9 2021
Raw Data
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