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US 2002/0173822 A1Published application
Threaded suture anchor
OwnerDaniel F. Justin, Greta Jo Hays +1inventors
InventorsDaniel F. Justin, Greta Jo Hays, Kenneth L. Jensen
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Abstract
A threaded suture anchor useful in orthopedic rotator cuff repair surgical procedures.
Claims23
A suture anchor, comprising:
- an elongate root member having a proximal end and a distal end and an outer surface;
- a plurality of thread flights extending out from the surface of the root member, said thread flights having a pitch and each said flight having a diameter, wherein the diameter of the thread flights decreased along the root member from the proximal end to the distal end;
- a drill member extending distally from the distal end of the root member;
- and,
- a suture mounting member extending proximally from the proximal end of the root member.
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The anchor of claimn 2, wherein the diameter of the root member varies from a maximum at the proximal end to a minimum at the distal end.
A method of fastening soft tissue to bone, comprising:
- providing a suture anchor comprising:
- an elongate root member having a proximal end and a distal end and an outer surface;
- a plurality of thread flights extending out from the surface of the root member, said thread flights having a pitch and each said flight having a diameter, wherein the diameter of the thread flights decreased along the root member from the proximal end to the distal end;
- a drill member extending distally from the distal end of the root member;
- a suture mounting member extending proximally from the proximal end of the root member;
- and,
- a surgical needle and suture mounted to the suture mounting member;
- placing the drill member against an outer surface of a bone, and rotating the anchor such that the anchor is implanted in the bone;
- and,
- fastening soft tissue to the surface of the bone by engaging the soft tissue with the sutures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.