Suture anchor device

US5618314A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Steven F. Harwin · New York, US
• Anh Le · Palm Springs North, US
• Izi Bruker · Wayland, US
• Brian H. Luscombe · Hackettstown, US
• Dennis D. Jamiolkowski · Long Valley, US
• Mark Cofone · Holland, US
• John DiGiovanni · Woodbridge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 1993
• Grant date: Apr 8, 1997
• Expiry date: Dec 13, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S606/916
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A suture anchor having an anchor member, a central shaft and outwardly extending wing members. A suture mounting hole is provided in the suture anchor for receiving a surgical suture. The suture anchor is inserted into a bore hole in a bone as part of an orthopedic surgical procedure wherein soft tissue such as a tendon is attached to the surface of the bone. Optionally, bone tissue may be attached to the surface of the bone. The wings may have cutting edges or piercing points. The suture anchors may have screw threads on their outer surfaces.