Rotator cuff needle

Details Rotator cuff needle Rotator cuff needle

1998-10-16

2000-02-01

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Suturing needle

606223, A61B 1706

Patent

active

060197811

ABSTRACT:
A surgical needle to simplify rotator cuff muscle tendon surgery and reduce the cost thereof, has a semi-circular body including a proximal end portion terminating in a point, a blunt distal end, an intermediate portion, and through-openings at each end. The proximal end of the needle is passed through bone and exits a trough formed therein. A suture from the rotator cuff tendon is passed through the proximal end through-opening. Thereafter, the needle is backed out from the bone, drawing the suture through the bone, following which the suture is tightened and secured to retain the rotation cuff tendon within the trough of the bone.

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