Suture anchor attached to tissue-fixation disk without top knot

Details Suture anchor attached to tissue-fixation disk without top knot Suture anchor attached to tissue-fixation disk without top knot

2003-08-21

2008-10-28

Manahan, Todd E. (Department: 3731)

Surgery

Instruments

Suture retaining means

C606S300000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07442202

ABSTRACT:
A suture anchor attached to a tissue-fixation disk with at least one suture knot which resides in a recess in the suture anchor, rather than on the exposed surface of the tissue-fixation disk. The suture that connects the tissue-fixation disk to the suture anchor is looped through the tissue-fixation disk and through at least one suture passage formed through the proximal end of the suture anchor, the free ends of the suture being knotted together within the suture passage of the suture anchor.

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