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Patent Inventor Names
Brian Thornes0
Date of Patent
June 26, 2007
Patent Application Number
10233122
Date Filed
August 30, 2002
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for the fixation of ankle syndesmosis tibio-fibular diastasis, the apparatus comprising a pair of buttons secured together by means of a first suture, a second suture being secured to one of the pair of buttons, and to a needle, such that the needle and associated button, the first button, may be advanced through a hole drilled through the fibula and tibia, adjacent the ankle, wherein the first button and second button may then be tightened against either side of the ankle sydesmosis, by means of the first suture connected therebetween, to prevent diastasis of the ankle syndesmosis.
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