Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture anchor system with compressible distal tip
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Application No.: US17229449Application Date: 2021-04-13
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Publication No.: US11864749B2Publication Date: 2024-01-09
- Inventor: Joseph Hernandez
- Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC
- Current Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- The original application number of the division: US15006653 2016.01.26
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
Methods and devices for fixation of soft tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having an elongate cylindrical body with proximal and distal ends and an inner lumen extending therethrough. The elongate body can be configured so that upon partial insertion into a bone hole, it is securely anchored within the bone hole and a suture extending through the inner lumen is freely slidable. It can also configured so that, upon further insertion into the bone hole, at least a portion of the elongate body compresses to lock the suture within the inner lumen such that the suture is prevented from sliding. In another embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having arms that have an open position for receiving a suture therebetween, and a closed position in which the suture is retained but allowed to slide freely.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210228202A1 SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM WITH COMPRESSIBLE DISTAL TIP Public/Granted day:2021-07-29
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