Medical apparatus and method for attaching a suture to a bone

US11298121B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• T.A.G. Medical Devices - Agriculture Cooperative Ltd. · IL

Inventors

• Ran Oren · Gaaton, IL
• Sumant Krishnan · Dallas, US
• Lee Ranon · Nahariah, IL
• Shai Nahmias · Nahariah, IL
• Aryeh Mirochinik · Kiryat Yam, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 15, 2014
• Grant date: Apr 12, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 19, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/0445
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of forming a channel in a bone, the method comprising: providing a first bore in the bone; and forming, a second bore in the bone at a predefined angle from said first bore, using said first bore as a reference point for defining the location of the second bore in the bone, wherein the first and second bores intersect in the bone.