Suture anchor and inserter arrangement
OwnerNathan Ryan Moreau, Margaret Mary Sinnott +1inventors
InventorsNathan Ryan Moreau, Margaret Mary Sinnott, M. Todd Miller
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Abstract
A suture anchor and inserter arrangement, including a suture anchor configured for implanting in hard tissue, such as bone, and an inserter device for installing the anchor in hard tissue. The suture anchor includes at least one eyelet formed from suture material at a proximal end thereof, which eyelet cooperates with a working suture associated with the inserter device. The working suture is engaged with the eyelet of the implanted anchor, and can be utilized to anchor soft tissue to hard tissue.
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A suture anchor for implanting into hard tissue, such as bone, said anchor comprising an anchor body having a distal end configured for insertion into hard tissue and a proximal end spaced from said distal end, said anchor body including a plurality of eyelets formed from suture material, said eyelets being disposed at said proximal end for cooperation with working suture for anchoring soft tissue to hard tissue.
A suture anchor for securing tissue to bone, said suture anchor comprising a body having distal end, a proximal end spaced from said distal end, a non-threaded exterior surface including a plurality of projections cantilevered from said outer surface for engaging within bone and fixing said suture anchor thereto, an eyelet formed from suture material and disposed at said proximal end, said suture material being secured to said anchor body to prevent movement relative thereto but non-fixedly engaged with an interior of said anchor body.
A suture anchor for securing soft tissue to hard tissue, said suture anchor comprising a generally elongate body defining a central longitudinal axis, a distal end configured for insertion into hard tissue, and a proximal end spaced from said distal end and configured for cooperation with an inserter device for installing said suture anchor into hard tissue, a pair of bores extending longitudinally through said body and opening adjacent said proximal end, and suture material disposed within the respective bores and emerging through said bores at said proximal end of said body to form a pair of eyelets which cooperate with working suture associated with an inserter device.
A suture anchor for implanting in hard tissue, such as bone, said anchor including a body having a distal end and a proximal end spaced therefrom, suture material secured to said body and being slidingly inserted thereinto to form an eyelet at said proximal end of said body for cooperation with working suture, said body having an exterior surface defining therein non-threaded and spaced-apart projections configured for fixing said suture anchor within hard tissue.
A combination suture anchor and inserter device for anchoring soft tissue to hard tissue, said combination comprising:
- an inserter device including a handle for manipulating said inserter device and an elongate shaft fixed to and extending distally from said handle, said shaft having a distal end remote from said handle;
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- a suture anchor having a distal end configured for insertion into hard tissue and a proximal end spaced therefrom, and a pair of eyelets formed from suture material disposed at said proximal end, said proximal end of said anchor being configured for cooperative engagement with said distal end of said inserter device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.