Locking mechanism for use with a slotted suture anchor
US5269809A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0464
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A locking mechanism having a locking element carried by one or more strands of suture material. One end of the suture is attachable to an anchor having a slot extending from a trailing end of the anchor toward a leading end. A portion of the suture is at least partially disposable in the slot. A separate locking member engages the locking element to secure tissue relative to the anchor.
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