Devices and methods for repairing soft tissue
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1. A suture anchoring device, comprising:
- an anchor housing having an outer wall;
a compressible plug member disposed within said housing and extending proximally of said housing;
a channel extending through said plug member for accommodating a length of suture; and
a cap member for enclosing a proximal end of said housing;
wherein said plug member is compressed in order to anchor the length of suture when said cap member is engaged with said housing.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for securing soft tissue to bone, and particularly for axially anchoring suture which attaches the soft tissue to adjacent bone structure.
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1. A suture anchoring device, comprising:
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an anchor housing having an outer wall;
a compressible plug member disposed within said housing and extending proximally of said housing;
a channel extending through said plug member for accommodating a length of suture; and
a cap member for enclosing a proximal end of said housing;
wherein said plug member is compressed in order to anchor the length of suture when said cap member is engaged with said housing.
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2. A suture anchoring device, comprising:
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an anchor body having an interior threaded wall;
a suture return member associated with said body for returning a distally extending length of suture in a proximal direction;
a length of fiber having a first end secured to a distal portion of said body, and a second end extending from an end of said body, said fiber being wrapped about the interior threaded wall of said body a plurality of times;
whereby when said length of fiber is pulled in a predetermined direction, the wrapped fiber becomes tightly engaged about said suture to anchor said suture. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A suture anchoring device, comprising:
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an outer tube having a lumen extending axially therethrough;
a length of suture extending distally through said outer tube, about a suture return member, and proximally back through said outer tube; and
an inner expandable member extending axially through said lumen, between portions of said length of suture, said inner expandable member being actuatable to a radially expanded state in order to compress and clamp said length of suture in place. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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