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US 9,314,238 B2Granted
T-type suture anchor
AssigneeSyntorr, Inc.
InventorDaniel L. Martin
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Abstract
A suture anchor of a T-type is inserted into and through a small-diameter hole formed in a bone and, when deployed, is oriented substantially transversely with respect to the small-diameter hole. Prior to deployment, the suture anchor is coupled to an insertion shaft through a deformable portion and is aligned with the shaft axis so that the insertion shaft and the suture anchor can be inserted into the small-diameter hole.
Claims13
A device for insertion into a bone cavity, comprising:
- an elongated body extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end by which the device is to be inserted into the bone cavity, and a second end opposite to the first end in the longitudinal direction, the elongated body including first and second portions, a deformable portion between the first and second portions, and an internal channel that extends along a center of the elongated body in the longitudinal direction from the second end toward the first end and past the deformable portion, the first end rotating with respect to the second portion by bending at the deformable portion and then separating from the second portion, when the first end comes into contact with an inner surface of the bone cavity,
- wherein the first portion extends in the longitudinal direction between the first end and the deformable portion, and the second portion extends in the longitudinal direction between the second end and the deformable portion, and
- wherein the first portion has an outer wall that is removed partially to expose the interior channel near the deformable portion, and the second portion has an outer wall that is removed partially to expose the interior channel near the deformable portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.