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Suture anchor assembly

  • US 5,370,662 A
  • Filed: 06/23/1993
  • Issued: 12/06/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A surgical suture anchor assembly, comprising:

  • an elongated, generally cylindrical member extending along a central axis and having a maximum outer diameter, said member including an anchor portion at a first end thereof rigidly coupled to a suture/drive portion at a second end thereof, said second end being opposite said first end,wherein said anchor portion has a self tapping thread pattern on the outer surface of said anchor portion, said pattern extending from said first end, andwherein said suture/drive portion includes;

    A. at least one eyelet positioned at or near said second end, said eyelet having a central aperture, whereby a suture path extending between two end points is defined by a region adjacent to said second end, through said aperture of said eyelet and back to said region adjacent to said second end, wherein the end points of said suture path are less than a distance equal to D'"'"'/2 from said central axis, where D'"'"' is less than or equal to said maximum outer diameter; and

    B. coupling means for receiving a distal tip of a cannulated driver rotatable about a drive axis, whereby said cylindrical member and said distal tip are mechanically coupled for mutual rotation with said drive axis and said central axis being coaxial when said distal tip of said driver is received by said coupling means.

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