Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture anchor with improved torsional drive head
- Patent Title (中): 具有改进的扭转驱动头的缝合锚
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Application No.: US11170419Application Date: 2005-06-29
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Publication No.: US08197509B2Publication Date: 2012-06-12
- Inventor: Joseph H. Contiliano , Yufu Li , Zhigang Li , Nathan Cauldwell
- Applicant: Joseph H. Contiliano , Yufu Li , Zhigang Li , Nathan Cauldwell
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61F5/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides a suture anchor that includes an elongate shank defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one engaging member for applying the suture anchor within the bone and securing the suture anchor in the bone once implanted formed thereon, and a drive head having a proximal end, a distal end and a radial cross-sectional geometry, where the drive head is mated to the elongate shank, includes at least one suture attachment element formed in a portion thereof and at least one anti-rotational member integral therewith, suture anchor kits utilizing the suture anchors and methods of attaching bone to gone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070005069A1 Suture anchor with improved torsional drive head Public/Granted day:2007-01-04
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