Self-locking suture anchor
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1. A device for anchoring a filament to tissue or bone, comprising:
- an anchor member adapted to be embedded in bone, the anchor having a cavity therein; and
a filament having a first and a second portion extending from the cavity, the filament being held in the cavity by interference fit, the filament substantially not moving in response to a tensional force less than a threshold force applied to any of the first and second portion, the filament moving longitudinally in response to a tensional force greater than the threshold force applied to any of the first and second portion.
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Abstract
A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft tissue to bone using such an anchor.
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27 Claims
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1. A device for anchoring a filament to tissue or bone, comprising:
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an anchor member adapted to be embedded in bone, the anchor having a cavity therein; and
a filament having a first and a second portion extending from the cavity, the filament being held in the cavity by interference fit, the filament substantially not moving in response to a tensional force less than a threshold force applied to any of the first and second portion, the filament moving longitudinally in response to a tensional force greater than the threshold force applied to any of the first and second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for anchoring soft tissue to bone, comprising:
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an anchor member adapted to be embedded in a bone tunnel and having a cavity therein; and
a filament having a first and a second portion extending from the cavity, the filament being held in the cavity by interference fit, the filament substantially not moving in response to a tensional force less than a threshold force applied to any of the first and second portion, the filament moving longitudinally in response to a tensional force greater than the threshold force applied to any of the first and second portion, whereby the filament can be used to secure soft tissue. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of anchoring soft tissue to bone, comprising:
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embedding an anchor member in a bone tunnel, the anchor member comprising a cavity, a filament having a first and a second portion extending from the cavity, the filament being held in the cavity by interference fit, the filament substantially not moving in response to a tensional force less than a threshold force applied to any of the first and second portion, the filament moving longitudinally in response to a tensional force greater than the threshold force applied to any of the first and second portion; and
using the filament to attach soft tissue to the bone. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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