Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture anchor and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
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Application No.: US13829430Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US10660633B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Edwin D. Vyhmeister , Jeff A. Jensen
- Applicant: Edwin D. Vyhmeister , Jeff A. Jensen
- Applicant Address: US AK Soldotna
- Assignee: Edwin D. Vyhmeister
- Current Assignee: Edwin D. Vyhmeister
- Current Assignee Address: US AK Soldotna
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
A suture anchor made of a single length of wire that forms a suture retaining loop having two diverging legs, each having a pointed end. The transverse spacing of the diverging legs is greater than the diameter of the bone tunnel. The suture anchor may be spring loaded and set into the bone tunnel so that the distal points of each diverging leg are below the surface of a bone cortex, the sharp distal points of each diverging leg expand out laterally under pressure and penetrate the bone tunnel wall prohibiting removal of the suture anchor. The diverging legs further penetrate the bone tunnel wall in response to applied withdrawal forces.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130274798A1 Suture anchor and method for attaching soft tissue to bone Public/Granted day:2013-10-17
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