Pre-loaded suture anchor

Details Pre-loaded suture anchor Pre-loaded suture anchor

1996-02-07

1997-12-16

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Suture retaining means

606148, 606139, A61B 1704

Patent

active

056979509

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for facilitating use of a threaded suture anchor in combination with a reusable cannulated anchor driver. The device enables a suture anchor to be preassembled with a suture so that a user need not assemble a suture anchor with suture immediately prior to use. The preassembled anchor/suture is provided with a suture stiffening or support member by which the free ends of the suture may be easily threaded into the axial bore of a cannulated driver. The support member may comprise a length of shrinkable tubing frictionally engaging at least a portion of the free ends of the suture extending from the anchor. In another embodiment, the support means may comprise an elongated non-shrinkable material such as a rod attached to the suture and enabling the anchor/suture/rod assembly to be threaded into a cannulated driver simply by the force of gravity acting upon the rod.

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