Suture anchor attached to tissue-fixation disk without top knot
US7442202B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0496
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture anchor attached to a tissue-fixation disk with at least one suture knot which resides in a recess in the suture anchor, rather than on the exposed surface of the tissue-fixation disk. The suture that connects the tissue-fixation disk to the suture anchor is looped through the tissue-fixation disk and through at least one suture passage formed through the proximal end of the suture anchor, the free ends of the suture being knotted together within the suture passage of the suture anchor.
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