Invention Grant
US08685060B2 Methods and devices for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device
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使用无缝缝合锚固装置将结缔组织附着于骨的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device
- Patent Title (中): 使用无缝缝合锚固装置将结缔组织附着于骨的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12464229Application Date: 2009-05-12
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Publication No.: US08685060B2Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Seth A. Foerster
- Applicant: Seth A. Foerster
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: ArthroCare Corporation
- Current Assignee: ArthroCare Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agent Matthew Scheele; Brian E. Szymczak
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
A device for attaching connective tissue to bone has a longitudinal axis and comprises an annular toggle member and a body member disposed distally of the toggle member, such that there is an axial space between the toggle member and the body member. The toggle member is movable between an undeployed position wherein the toggle member has a smaller profile in a direction transverse to the axis and a deployed position wherein the toggle member has a larger profile in the direction transverse to the axis. When installed in a desired procedural site, in suitable bone, suturing material extends axially through a center aperture in the annular toggle member, without being secured to or contacting the toggle member. This approach permits a suture attachment which lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface, and which further permit the attachment of suture to the bone anchor without the necessity for tying knots, which is particularly arduous and technically demanding in the case of arthroscopic procedures.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090222041A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ATTACHING CONNECTIVE TISSUES TO BONE USING A KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHORING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2009-09-03
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