Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture anchor
- Patent Title (中): 缝合锚
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Application No.: US11238801Application Date: 2005-09-28
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Publication No.: US08118835B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: Thomas Weisel , Martin Padget , David Skinlo , Brett Bannerman
- Applicant: Thomas Weisel , Martin Padget , David Skinlo , Brett Bannerman
- Applicant Address: US CA Valencia
- Assignee: Surgical Solutions, LLC
- Current Assignee: Surgical Solutions, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Valencia
- Agency: Myers Andras Sherman & Zarrabian LLP
- Agent Joseph C. Andras
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
A suture anchor (e.g. 100) for knotlessly securing nearby tissue to bone is formed from an anchor body (e.g. 101/102) that includes a mechanism for being securely anchored to the bone, an elongated suture puller (e.g. 122) extending through the anchor body with a proximal end for being pulled in a proximal direction by a surgeon and a distal end (e.g. 125) with a suitable mechanism for engaging suture (e.g. 127), suture (e.g. 132) carried by the engaging mechanism (e.g. 127) at the distal end (e.g. 125) of the elongated suture puller (e.g. 122), and a suture locking mechanism (e.g. 110) that substantially prevents the suture (e.g. 122) from moving in at least a first direction after being pulled into and through the anchor body (e.g. 101/102) by the elongated suture puller (e.g. 122).
Public/Granted literature
- US20060106423A1 Suture anchor Public/Granted day:2006-05-18
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