Method and apparatus for tying suture to bone

Details Method and apparatus for tying suture to bone Method and apparatus for tying suture to bone

1995-10-05

1998-12-29

Buiz, Michael Powell

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

606148, 606139, 606 96, A61B 1700

Patent

active

RE0360201

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for arthroscopic attachment of a suture to bone by drilling parallel holes in the bone with a cannula and drill guide and passing a suture down one hole through soft bone into the other hole and retrieving the suture through the second hole.

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