Suture anchor attached to tissue-fixation disk without top knot
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1. A suture anchor assembly for attachment of tissue to bone, the suture anchor assembly comprising:
- a suture anchor comprising a body member having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis, an outer surface and at least one suture passage extending through the body member, the suture passage being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
a tissue-fixation device attached to the suture anchor; and
at least one suture strand attached to the suture anchor and to the tissue-fixation device by at least one knot located in the proximity of the suture passage.
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Abstract
A suture anchor attached to a tissue-fixation disk with at least one suture knot which resides in a recess in the suture anchor, rather than on the exposed surface of the tissue-fixation disk. The suture that connects the tissue-fixation disk to the suture anchor is looped through the tissue-fixation disk and through at least one suture passage formed through the proximal end of the suture anchor, the free ends of the suture being knotted together within the suture passage of the suture anchor.
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1. A suture anchor assembly for attachment of tissue to bone, the suture anchor assembly comprising:
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a suture anchor comprising a body member having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis, an outer surface and at least one suture passage extending through the body member, the suture passage being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
a tissue-fixation device attached to the suture anchor; and
at least one suture strand attached to the suture anchor and to the tissue-fixation device by at least one knot located in the proximity of the suture passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A suture anchor assembly for attachment of tissue to bone, the suture anchor assembly comprising:
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a suture anchor comprising a body member having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, a socket having a shape for receiving a suture anchor driver, and at least two suture passages extending through the body member, the two suture passages being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
a tissue-fixation device attached to the suture anchor and provided with a central aperture having a shape similar to the shape of the socket for receiving the suture anchor driver; and
at least one suture strand attached to the suture anchor and to the tissue-fixation device by at least one knot located in the proximity of at least one of the suture passages. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of attaching tissue to bone using a suture anchor assembly including a suture anchor having a body member, a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis, an outer surface and at least one suture passage extending through the body member, the suture passage being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a tissue-fixation device attached to the suture anchor; and
at least one suture strand attached to the suture anchor and to the tissue-fixation device by at least one knot located in the proximity of the suture passage, the method comprising the steps of;
inserting the suture anchor assembly through the tissue;
coupling the suture anchor assembly to a driver;
applying tension to hold the suture anchor assembly to the driver; and
installing the suture anchor assembly into bone, using the driver, to approximate the tissue to the bone. - View Dependent Claims (13)
- a tissue-fixation device attached to the suture anchor; and
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