Suture/Anchor and Delivery Device Combination Patent Application

ChangeBridge: Patent Apps - Prosthetics (A61F)

Published September 20th, 2023

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application (US20260083448A1) for a suture/anchor and delivery device combination. The application, filed on September 20, 2023, describes a device designed for interference fixation within bone using a novel suture assemblage and inserter.

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This document is a publication of a patent application filed with the USPTO, specifically application US20260083448A1. The application details a combination of a suture/anchor and a delivery device, featuring a stepped or staged suture designed to expand within bone for interference fixation. The filing date was September 20, 2023.

As this is a patent application, it does not impose direct regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on entities. However, it represents a new development in medical device technology that may impact future product innovation and intellectual property strategies for manufacturers in the medical device sector. Companies developing similar technologies should be aware of this filing for competitive and patent landscape analysis.

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SUTURE/ANCHOR AND DELIVERY DEVICE COMBINATION

Application US20260083448A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Inventors

Mark Edwin HOUSMAN

Abstract

A suture/anchor and delivery device combination includes a first cannulated suture and a second stepped or staged suture that has a smaller diameter section connected to a larger diameter section. The smaller diameter of the second suture is passed through the first suture and the assemblage of sutures is further passed through a tube which acts as an inserter. To actuate the device, the larger diameter of the second suture is pulled into the lumen of the first suture, thereby expanding the first diameter of the first suture to create an interference fixation within bone.