Apparatus and method for securing tissue
AssigneeZiptek LLC.
InventorsWilliam F Bennett, Ramses Galaz Mendez, Daniel Francisco Gomez Romo
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for securing tissue to a bone comprising a novel screw anchor for insertion into a bone by a novel rotational driver. The screw anchor and rotation driver enables the screw to be completely embedded into the bone while permitting a suture to be threaded through a transverse aperture in the screw. The rotation driver facilitates insertion and engagement of a capture with one of a series of protuberance formed along a length of a suture. In addition, the method is disclosed of forming the series of protuberance.
Claims5
A method of securing a tissue to a bone with a suture, the suture having a series of protuberances spaced apart along a length thereof, comprising the steps of:
- rotating a driver for driving a screw into the bone with the suture extending through the transverse aperture in the screw;
- passing the first end of the suture through a central aperture in the driver;
- threading the first end of the suture through a central aperture in a capture;
- pushing the capture with the driver along the suture to lockingly engage the capture with one of the series of protuberances for securing the first end of the suture;
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- securing a second end of said suture for securing the tissue to the bone.
The method of securing a tissue, comprising the steps of:
- passing a first end of a suture into an entry point of first side of the tissue to pass through the tissue and to extend outside of the tissue;
- fastening the capture to the suture to be fixed adjacent to a second end of the suture;
- pulling the first end of the suture extending outside of second side of the tissue to bring the capture into engagement with the entry point of the tissue;
- and affixing the first end of the suture for securing the tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.