Soft tissue fixation system
US9913637B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0454
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A soft tissue fixation assembly includes a plurality of deformable bone anchors and a suture that is configured to fixedly attach to each of the bone anchors. One or more of the bone anchors can be inserted into a bone, and one or more of the bone anchors can be inserted through soft tissue and into the bone. The suture can be inserted through the bone anchors, and energy can be applied to the anchors, thereby causing a deformable material of the bone anchors to deform, thereby capturing the strand of suture in the bone anchor. The strand of suture can be placed in tension, and can extend over the soft tissue so as to retain the soft tissue in contact with the bone.
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