Suture anchor with reversible expansion
US6328758A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/0888
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture anchor for fixing soft tissues against a bone, including a hollow body having expanding elements limited in their plastic deformation, when an external traction force (T) is applied for fixing the suture anchor in the bone by stop means and wherein the expanding elements are reversibly deformed when another external thrust force (P) is applied thereto so that the suture anchor may be removed from the bone.
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