Suture anchor with improved torsional drive head

Details Suture anchor with improved torsional drive head Suture anchor with improved torsional drive head

A - Human Necessities

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B

A61B 17/04 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2613941

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.

La présente invention concerne une ancre de suture qui comprend une tige allongée définissant un axe longitudinal et possédant au moins une pièce d~accouplement pour l~application de l~ancre de suture dans l~os et la fixation de l~ancre de suture dans l~os une fois l~implantation effectuée ainsi qu'une tête de guidage dotée d~une extrémité proximale, d~une extrémité distale et d~une géométrie de coupe radiale, la tête de guidage étant couplée à la tige allongée et comprenant au moins un élément d~attache de la suture formé dans une portion de celle-ci et au moins une pièce anti-rotation intégrée à celle-ci. La présente invention concerne également des kits d~ancre de suture et des méthodes de fixation à l~os.

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