Devices, systems, and methods for attaching soft tissue to bone tissue
US9861353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0458
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture anchoring device for fixing a soft tissue to a bone tissue is disclosed that enables the exchange of sutures between anchors after implantation. The suture anchoring device may include a body that is inserted into the bone tissue, a suture exchange fitting situation within a passage formed within the body, and one or more pre-loaded sutures looped through the suture exchange fitting and projecting proximally from a proximal opening formed in the body. Surgical kits and surgical methods for performing various repair procedures using one or more suture anchoring device are also disclosed.
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