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US 5,906,624 AGranted
Suture threader assembly, suture anchor assembly, and method for threading suture
AssigneeMitek Surgical Products, Inc.
InventorRichard F. Wenstrom, Jr.
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Abstract
A suture threader comprises a body having first and second ends, a first suture threader extending from the body first end, and a second suture threader extending from the body second end.
Claims10
A suture anchor assembly comprising:
- a suture anchor having a transverse first bore therethrough proximate a proximal end thereof;
- a suture anchor inserter having an axial second bore therethrough and a suture anchor seat disposed in said second bore for receiving and retaining said suture anchor;
- a suture for disposition in said first bore and for extending through said second bore and out a proximal end of said inserter;
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- a suture threader assembly for threading said suture through said first bore to connect said suture to said anchor and for thereafter threading said suture through said second bore such that said suture is operable to pull said anchor into said second bore and onto said anchor seat.
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A method for fixing suture to a suture anchor of the sort having a first transverse bore therethrough and for passing said suture through a second bore extending lengthwise through a suture anchor inserter, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a suture threader assembly comprising a body having first and second ends, a first suture threader extending from said body first end, and a second suture threader extending from said body second end;
- manipulating said body to pass said first suture threader in a first direction through said first bore;
- positioning a portion of said suture in said first suture threader;
- manipulating said body to pass said first suture threader in a second direction through said first bore so as to pass said suture through said bore to facilitate attachment of said suture to said anchor;
- removing said suture from said first suture threader;
- manipulating said body to pass said second suture threader into a proximal end of said second bore, through said second bore, and out a distal end of said second bore;
- positioning a portion of said suture in said second suture threader;
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- manipulating said body so as to return said second suture threader through said second bore distal end and through said second bore so as to pass said suture through said second bore and out said proximal end of said second bore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.