Method of connecting body tissue to a bone

a bone and body tissue technology, applied in the field of methods and equipment, can solve problems such as the bonding of overlapping areas on sutures, and achieve the effect of avoiding the bonding of overlapping areas

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-09-11
BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS
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The high frequency mechanical vibrations applied to the suture result in bonding of overlapping areas on segments of the suture.

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[0152]In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 11, a suture retainer 244 is connected with the sections 262 and 264 of the suture 222. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 12, the sections of the suture are connected to each other. Since the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 12 is similar to the embodiments of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1-11, similar terminology will be utilized to identify similar components. It should be understood that one or more features of the embodiments of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1-11 may be used with the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 12.

[0153]The apparatus 420 is utilized to secure a suture 422 relative to soft body tissue 424 and a bone 426. The suture 422 may have the same construction as the suture 36 of FIGS. 3 and 4. The specific suture 422 is a monofilament having a continuous cylindrical outer side surface. However, the suture 422 may be formed a plurality of...

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An improved method of connecting body tissue to a bone in a body. The method includes utilizing an anchor with a conical leading end, a trailing end, a central longitudinal axis passing through the leading and trailing ends, at least two suture passages extending through the anchor transverse to the central longitudinal axis, and a length. The leading end of the anchor has a maximum dimension transverse to the central longitudinal axis that is less than a maximum dimension of the trailing end transverse to the central longitudinal axis. The anchor includes at least one of the suture passages having a portion of a suture positioned therein. The method includes advancing the anchor to insert the leading end of the anchor first through an aperture in a cortical layer of the bone to place the entire anchor within cancellous tissue of the bone, wherein the length of the anchor is greater than a width of the aperture. The method also includes applying a force to the anchor by pulling on the suture to rotate the anchor within the cancellous tissue of the bone to prevent the anchor from passing back through the aperture in the cortical layer of the bone. The method also includes attaching the suture to the body tissue to be connected to the bone.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 614,352 filed Jul. 7, 2003; which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 556,458 filed May 3, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,592,609), which is a continuation-in-part of: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 524,397 filed Mar. 13, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,368,343); U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 523,442 filed Mar. 10, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,475,230); and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 370,865 filed Aug. 9, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,447,516). The benefit of the earlier filing dates of the aforementioned applications is hereby claimed for all subject matter common to this application and any one of the aforementioned applications. The disclosures in the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference thereto.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a new and improved method and...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/04A61B17/06A61B17/68A61F2/08
CPCA61B2017/0414A61B17/0401A61B17/0487A61B17/68A61B2017/0409A61B2017/0454A61B2017/0458A61B2017/0464A61B2017/0488A61B2017/0496A61B2017/0619A61F2/0805A61F2/0811
Inventor BONUTTI, PETER M.
Owner BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS
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