Suture anchor installation tool

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1990-02-07

1991-03-26

Green, Randall L.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

606232, 606144, A61B 1700

Patent

active

050025503

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.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4006747 (1977-02-01), Kronenthal et al.
patent: 4235238 (1980-11-01), Ogiu et al.
patent: 4586502 (1986-05-01), Bedi et al.
patent: 4669473 (1987-06-01), Richards et al.

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