Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone
- Patent Title (中): 将软组织连接到骨骼的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12196410Application Date: 2008-08-22
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Publication No.: US08118836B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: Gregory J. Denham , Kevin T. Stone
- Applicant: Gregory J. Denham , Kevin T. Stone
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Harness, Dickey
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member to pull the soft tissue implant into a femoral tunnel. The member includes a suture having first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with the longitudinal passage to form a pair of loops. A collapsible tube is positioned about the suture. Application of tension onto the suture construction causes retraction of the soft tissue implant into the femoral tunnel and the collapse of the tube to form an anchor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080312689A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING SOF TISSUE TO A BONE Public/Granted day:2008-12-18
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