Locking mechanism for use with a slotted suture anchor

Surgery – Instruments – Suture retaining means

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606220, 606151, A61B 1700

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052698092

ABSTRACT:
A locking mechanism having a locking element carried by one or more strands of suture material. One end of the suture is attachable to an anchor having a slot extending from a trailing end of the anchor toward a leading end. A portion of the suture is at least partially disposable in the slot. A separate locking member engages the locking element to secure tissue relative to the anchor.

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