MEDICAL DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHING TISSUE TO BONE
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Abstract
The invention pertains to medical devices for anchoring a suture engaged with soft tissue to a bone, the devices including tissue fastening medical devices, bone anchor medical devices, bone anchor driving tools and impactor tools, and procedures for using the same.
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137 Claims
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1-116. -116. (canceled)
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117. A bone anchor device comprising:
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a main anchor body defining a longitudinal axis and having an external formation for engaging the main anchor body to a bone and a receiving formation; and an eyelet pin defining a longitudinal axis and having a passage substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis through which a length of suture can be threaded; wherein the eyelet pin is longitudinally insertable in the receiving formation into a closed position in which a suture passing through the passage in the eyelet pin would be securely held in the passage. - View Dependent Claims (118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137)
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