Pre-loaded suture anchor with rigid extension
US5707394A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/037
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating use of a threaded suture anchor in combination with a reusable cannulated anchor driver. The device enables a suture anchor to be preassembled with a suture so that a user need not assemble a suture anchor with suture immediately prior to use. The preassembled anchor/suture is provided with a suture stiffening or support means by which the free ends of the suture may be easily threaded into the axial bore of a cannulated driver. The stiffening means may comprise an elongated rod abuttingly joined to the free ends of suture (threaded through a suture anchor) and secured thereto by a length of shrinkable tubing frictionally engaging the free ends of the suture and one end of the rod.
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