Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Microanchors for knotless tissue repair
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Application No.: US15557694Application Date: 2016-03-04
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Publication No.: US10543075B2Publication Date: 2020-01-28
- Inventor: David K. Gregoire , George W. White
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agent Norman F. Hainer, Jr.
- International Application: PCT/US2016/020846 WO 20160304
- International Announcement: WO2016/148941 WO 20160922
- Main IPC: A61F2/08
- IPC: A61F2/08 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A knotless anchor for attachment of tissue to bone includes a rigid anchor body and a suture extending there from. The suture is hollow and includes a fixed limb portion secured to the rigid anchor body. A soft suture tunnel extends in a longitudinal direction through the fixed limb portion of the suture. A free suture limb is passed through the tissue, back to the anchor, and through the soft suture tunnel, thereby creating a closable suture loop around the tissue. Tension applied to the free suture limb closes the suture loop, and approximates the tissue to the anchor body. When the anchor is deployed in a bone hole, external features of the anchor body grip the walls of the bone hole and simultaneously compress the suture, thereby preventing tissue pull-out. Anchor assemblies and methods of tissue fixation are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180049863A1 MICROANCHORS FOR KNOTLESS TISSUE REPAIR Public/Granted day:2018-02-22
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