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US 9,788,825 B2Granted
Suture anchor with relief mechanism
AssigneeDePuy Mitek, LLC
InventorsGregory R. Whittaker, Jose E. Lizardi, Donald Ziniti, Makoto Ohira, Kevin J. Ranucci
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for attaching soft tissue to bone. In general, a deployment device, insertion assembly, and suture anchor are provided. The insertion assembly is coupled between the deployment device and the suture anchor to allow the deployment device to deploy the suture anchor into bone. Each of the various components disclosed herein can be used alone, in combination with one another, or in combination with various other devices.
Claims9
A suture anchor device comprising:
- an insert having a sidewall extending between leading and trailing ends and defining an inner lumen extending through the insert, and at least one bore formed in the sidewall and configured to receive a suture therethrough;
- an outer sleeve disposable over the insert and configured to lock a suture between the outer sleeve and the insert;
- a length of suture through the at least one bore;
- wherein the insert and the outer sleeve include a snap-lock engagement mechanism formed there between for locking the insert and the outer sleeve together, wherein the snap-lock engagement mechanism comprises a plurality of pins formed on at least one of the insert and the outer sleeve, and a plurality of complementary bores formed in the other one of the insert and the outer sleeve;
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- an alignment mechanism formed between the insert and the outer sleeve and configured to rotationally align the insert and the outer sleeve during insertion of the outer sleeve over the insert.
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A suture anchor device, comprising:
- an insert having a sidewall extending between leading and trailing ends and defining an inner lumen extending through the insert, and at least one bore formed in the sidewall and configured to receive a suture therethrough;
- an outer sleeve disposable over the insert and configured to lock a suture between the outer sleeve and the insert;
- a length of suture through the at least one bore;
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- at least one protrusion formed on at least one of the insert and the outer sleeve, and at least one complementary detent formed in the other one of the insert and the outer sleeve, the at least one protrusion and the at least one complementary detent configured to rotationally align the insert and the outer sleeve during insertion of the outer sleeve over the insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.