Surgical suture staple and attachment device for securing a soft tissue to a bone
First Claim
1. A suture staple device for the primary or secondary attachment of a soft tissue to a bone with or:
- without requiring penetration of the soft tissue comprising;
at least two biocompatible pins including an expanded upper pin head defining a securing aperture, a shaft having at least one suture attachment orifice, and a lower end having two lateral projecting bone anchor fins, said lower end defining a tapered point;
at least one biocompatible flexible suture connected to said at least two pins; and
an application appliance further comprising, an outer insertion tube having two parallel cylindrical insertion barrels connected by a linear suture passage, said outer insertion tube having an open upper end and an open lower end, said lower end having at least two projecting anchor barbs, and two driving rods, each driving rod having an upper end defining an end cap with an upper striking surface and a lower end terminating into a securing projection adapted to securely fit within said securing aperture of said upper pin head, wherein said at least two pins are placed within said outer insertion tube with said lower end of each pin directed towards said lower end of said outer insertion tube and driven into said bone with said upper pin head completely embedded within said bone, said at least one suture retaining said soft tissue to said bone.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A surgical suture staple and an application appliance for the secure and permanent attachment of a soft tissue to a bone provides a staple having a first and second metal or composite pin which will not adversely affect the bone within which it is attached, the first and second pin connected by a synthetic fiber suture. At least one suture is swedged into each first pin near an upper pin head and either swedged into or adjustably attached through the second pin also near an upper pin head, the first and second pins further comprising an extendable securing means which prevents the first and second pin from being removed from the bone within which it is implanted and a depression within the upper pin head receiving the driving end of an application appliance. The first and second pins are driven into a bone slightly below the bone surface on each side of a soft tissue being anchored to the bone, the suture securing the soft tissue with or without penetration.
-
Citations
13 Claims
-
1. A suture staple device for the primary or secondary attachment of a soft tissue to a bone with or:
-
without requiring penetration of the soft tissue comprising;
at least two biocompatible pins including an expanded upper pin head defining a securing aperture, a shaft having at least one suture attachment orifice, and a lower end having two lateral projecting bone anchor fins, said lower end defining a tapered point;
at least one biocompatible flexible suture connected to said at least two pins; and
an application appliance further comprising, an outer insertion tube having two parallel cylindrical insertion barrels connected by a linear suture passage, said outer insertion tube having an open upper end and an open lower end, said lower end having at least two projecting anchor barbs, and two driving rods, each driving rod having an upper end defining an end cap with an upper striking surface and a lower end terminating into a securing projection adapted to securely fit within said securing aperture of said upper pin head, wherein said at least two pins are placed within said outer insertion tube with said lower end of each pin directed towards said lower end of said outer insertion tube and driven into said bone with said upper pin head completely embedded within said bone, said at least one suture retaining said soft tissue to said bone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A suture staple device for the primary or secondary attachment of a soft tissue to a bone with or without requiring penetration of the soft tissue comprising:
-
at least two biocompatible pins including an expanded upper pin head defining a securing aperture, a shaft having at least one suture attachment orifice, and a lower end having two lateral projecting bone anchor fins, said lower end defining a tapered point, wherein one of said at least two pins is a single swedged pin having a single suture attachment orifice;
at least one biocompatible flexible suture having two ends respectively connected to said at least two pins, with said one end of said suture being swedged into said single suture attachment orifice; and
an application appliance further comprising, an outer insertion tube having two parallel cylindrical insertion barrels connected by a linear suture passage, said outer insertion tube having an open upper end and an open lower end, said lower end having at least two projecting anchor barbs, and two driving rods, each driving rod having an upper end defining an end cap with an upper striing surface and a lower end terminating into a securing projection adapted to securely fit within said securing aperture of said upper pin head, wherein said at least two pins are placed within said outer insertion tube with said lower end of each pin directed towards said lower end of said outer insertion tube and driven into said bone with said upper pinhead completely embedded within said bone, said at least one suture retaining said soft tissue to said bone. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
Specification