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Method for securing sutures to bones

a technology for securing sutures and bones, applied in medical science, surgery, diagnostics, etc., can solve problems such as jeopardizing a secure repair, and achieve the effects of superior screw fixing, long-term stability, and firm and secure tissue connection

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-01-26
LUMACA ORTHOPAEDICS
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"The patent describes a method, system, and device for securely connecting tissue to bone during surgery. An anchor is placed in the bone and a screw is inserted to hold the tissue in place. This allows for a firm and secure connection, even if the quality of the bone is not optimal. The method is easy to use and allows for knotless suture anchor application. The technical effect is a more reliable and secure surgical repair."

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Difficulties arise when the anchor has been inserted and is not flush with the top of the bone mass.
Additionally, the anchor has been known to move or adjust thereby jeopardizing a secure repair.

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[0010]FIG. 1a shows the cannulated fastener, such as a cannulated bone screw 10 having a central bore 12 extending the entire length of the screw, allowing the screw to move along a bone anchor inserter rod. The fastener may be made of any suitable material, including bioabsorbable material, and may be a barbed fastener which is driven into a bone hole, rather than screwed. The fastener that is inserted need only have a flattened distal aspect to block the fixation anchor from migrating. In FIG. 1b, an anchor 14 has been inserted within a hole 16 in a bone 18. The anchor has a suture loop 20, either fixed or adjustable in length, passing through tissue 22, such as a rotator cuff, to secure the tissue 22 to the bone 18. The anchor has captured the loop, allowing for fixation without needing to tie a knot. As can be seen, there is a distance between the top of the anchor and the top of the opening in the bone. This distance can be measured by markings 25 along the inserter rod 24 seen...

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Abstract

A method for securing a repair, such as a rotator cuff repair and includes an anchor placed within a hole formed in bone and a cannulated screw inserted into the hole after the anchor has been inserted to effectuate a firm and secure connection of tissue to bone, particularly when the quality of the bone does not permit optimal fixation. The method allows superior tissue fixation to bone with the ease of knotless suture anchor application.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 453,290, filed May 6, 2009, entitled “METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SECURING SUTURES TO BONE”, which is currently pending, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61 / 071,568, filed on May 6, 2008. The subject matter of the provisional patent application is incorporated by reference herewith.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]During surgery, anchors have been used with sutures to reattach tissue to bone. The anchors have been inserted into holes that have been pre-drilled. Difficulties arise when the anchor has been inserted and is not flush with the top of the bone mass. Additionally, the anchor has been known to move or adjust thereby jeopardizing a secure repair.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]Part of a successful surgery to reconnect tissue to bone requires that sutures firmly secure the tissue to the bone. It is important that the repair h...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/04
CPCA61B17/0401A61B17/0469A61B2017/0409A61B2019/462A61B2017/044A61B2017/0448A61B2017/0414A61B17/86A61B17/864A61B17/8645A61B17/8685A61B17/88A61B17/8872A61B17/8875A61B17/8897A61B2017/0412A61B2017/0445A61B2017/0446A61B2090/062A61B2217/00
Inventor BERG, JEFFREY H.
Owner LUMACA ORTHOPAEDICS
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