Suture anchor and suture anchor installation tool

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1989-12-08

1990-08-07

Green, Randall L.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture retaining means

606 72, 606 75, 606 78, A61B 1700

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049464680

ABSTRACT:
A new and improved suture anchor of the sort adapted to anchor an intermediate portion of a piece of conventional suture in bone, and a new and improved installation tool for deploying the same, said installation tool being adapted to releasably hold at least one curved needle which is attached to said piece of conventional suture.

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patent: 4573844 (1986-03-01), Smith
patent: 4669473 (1987-06-01), Richards et al.
patent: 4741330 (1988-03-01), Hayhurst

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