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Suture anchor system for joining pieces of tissue and instrument for inserting an anchor implant

  • US 20030105489A1
  • Filed: 10/25/2002
  • Published: 06/05/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Suture anchor system for joining pieces of tissue, in particular, for repairing meniscal tears, comprising at least two arrow-shaped or pin-shaped anchor implants joined to one another by a flexible suture fastened to the anchor implants, wherein at least one of the anchor implants has a continuous longitudinal passageway for receiving a longitudinally displaceable core, a suture guide for receiving a suture common to all anchor implants for longitudinal displacement in the suture guide is disposed on this anchor implant, a clamping device for securing the suture in the suture guide is associated with the suture guide, and the clamping device is inactive so long as the core is located inside the longitudinal passageway and only becomes active when the core is pulled out of the longitudinal passageway.

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