Apparatus for attaching suture to bone

Details Apparatus for attaching suture to bone Apparatus for attaching suture to bone

1994-10-19

1997-06-10

Schmidt, Jeffrey A.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

606 79, 606 86, 606 96, 606139, 606205, A61B 1700

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056371128

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for use in arthroscopically attaching a suture to bone comprises a cannula and drill guide for use in drilling parallel holes in the bone and a scissors-like component for carrying a suture down one hole and pushing the suture through soft bone into the other hole where it can be retrieved.

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Orthopedic Special Edition, vol. 3, No. 4, 1994--Advertisement: Biomet Arthrotek Suture Punch.
* Product Literature For Prior Art: Arthroscopic Screw Installation System.
* Product Literature For Prior Art: Cohn Suture Fixation Device.

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