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Patented: Scottish Rite’s Magnetically Released Suture Anchor and 108 More Inventions Across North Texas
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· August 19, 2026
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Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children won a patent for a suture anchor that a surgeon can loosen after surgery with a magnet held outside the patient’s body. All three listed inventors work in North Texas. A suture anchor f...
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Key takeaway Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children won a patent for a suture anchor that a surgeon can loosen after surgery with a magnet held outside the patient’s body.
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What is this story about? Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children won a patent for a suture anchor that a surgeon can loosen after surgery with a magnet held outside the patient’s body. All three listed inventors work in North Texas. A suture anchor f...
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