Apparatus and methods for mounting a ligament graft to a bone

Details Apparatus and methods for mounting a ligament graft to a bone Apparatus and methods for mounting a ligament graft to a bone

1998-03-24

1999-10-12

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 73, 606 75, 623 13, 623 15, 623 17, A61B 1756

Patent

active

059647647

ABSTRACT:
An anchor device for mounting a bodily tissue to a bone, such as for repairing ligaments and tendons, particularly ham string tissue grafts for repairing a knee joint. The anchor device is configured and sized to pass through a bone tunnel and comprises a sheath member having a bone-engagement end and bodily tissue attachment end. The bone-engagement end includes structure for selective overlapping and engaging the bone adjacent an exit opening of the bone tunnel. The bodily tissue attachment end includes structure known in the art for attaching a bodily tissue, such as a ligament, tendon, or ligament graft, to the sheath member. The anchor device further includes a camming member slidably disposed relative to the sheath member, which selectively urges the sheath member to engage the bone surface. The sheath member and camming member include interlocking features for locking the anchor device in a deployed position within the bond tunnel. The anchor device also includes structures which give the surgeon a tactile, aural or other indication when the anchor device has been deployed and locked in the deployed position. The anchor device is preferably inserted, deployed and locked by means of a system of suture cords in order to reduce the number of incisions necessary to anchor the bodily tissue to the bone.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2563164 (1951-08-01), Fletcher et al.
patent: 4447182 (1984-05-01), Murbach
patent: 4643734 (1987-02-01), Lin
patent: 4738255 (1988-04-01), Goble et al.
patent: 4772286 (1988-09-01), Goble et al.
patent: 4778468 (1988-10-01), Hung et al.
patent: 4834752 (1989-05-01), Van Kampen
patent: 4906148 (1990-03-01), Schule
patent: 4997433 (1991-03-01), Goble et al.
patent: 5004474 (1991-04-01), Fronk et al.
patent: 5078745 (1992-01-01), Rhenter et al.
patent: 5139520 (1992-08-01), Rosenberg
patent: 5151104 (1992-09-01), Kenna
patent: 5152790 (1992-10-01), Rosenberg et al.
patent: 5203784 (1993-04-01), Ross et al.
patent: 5228815 (1993-07-01), Gignac et al.
patent: 5266075 (1993-11-01), Clark et al.
patent: 5356413 (1994-10-01), Martins et al.
patent: 5356435 (1994-10-01), Thein
patent: 5374269 (1994-12-01), Rosenberg
patent: 5393302 (1995-02-01), Clark et al.
patent: 5397357 (1995-03-01), Schmeiding et al.
patent: 5456721 (1995-10-01), Legrand
patent: 5505735 (1996-04-01), Li
patent: 5556428 (1996-09-01), Shah
patent: 5560669 (1996-10-01), Gute
patent: 5575819 (1996-11-01), Amis
patent: 5632748 (1997-05-01), Beck, Jr. et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Apparatus and methods for mounting a ligament graft to a bone does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Apparatus and methods for mounting a ligament graft to a bone, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus and methods for mounting a ligament graft to a bone will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-647437