Suture anchor assembly

Details Suture anchor assembly Suture anchor assembly

1995-08-14

1999-05-18

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Suture retaining means

606 73, A61B17/04

Patent

active

059047046

ABSTRACT:
A structure anchor assembly having a suture anchor, a suture attached to the suture anchor, and an inserter for deploying the suture anchor in bone whereby the suture will extend from, and be anchored to, the bone. The suture anchor has a drill portion, a thread portion and a suture attachment portion. The drill portion is disposed on a distal portion of the anchor and is adapted to penetrate the bone. The thread portion extends proximally from the drill portion along the remainder of the length of the anchor and is adapted to draw the anchor through the bone. A proximal portion terminates in a proximal end surface. The thread portion extends along the proximal portion and terminates adjacent to the proximal end surface. The proximal portion of the anchor is adapted to: (i) be received in a distal end of the inserter prior to insertion of the suture anchor into the target bone, and (ii) be in threaded engagement with bone, once the suture attachment portion is disposed in the proximal portion of the anchor and is adapted to permit a length of suture to be attached to the anchor.

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