Knotless suture system and method
US5782864A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/916
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for anchoring tissue to bone includes a suture anchor, a first loop of suture thread attached to the suture anchor, a suture needle and a second loop of suture thread which is attached to the suture needle, the first and second suture loops are interlocked with one another. The suture needle can be of a conventional type useful in open surgical procedures, or a type useful in closed surgical procedures that is formed on the end off an elongate tool. A method for anchoring soft tissue to bone using the system is also provided.
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