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Stabilizer for human joints

  • US 5,782,865 A
  • Filed: 08/21/1996
  • Issued: 07/21/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A soft tissue stabilizing device for securing soft tissue to bone which comprises first and second parts:

  • (i) wherein the first part comprises a central body defining an opening, the opening defining an axis, said body having proximal and distal faces that extend in a lateral direction with the distal face having bone anchors having distal ends, said ends being movable between a first internal and a second external lateral position, each anchor having a plurality of bone engaging teeth, the teeth increasing in size as they are positioned more distally from the distal face of the central body; and

    ,(ii) wherein the second part of said device comprises a central plug positioned within the opening of the central body and said plug has a generally elongate shape forming a head, a shank and a distal portion, wherein the shank is movable through the opening of the central body so that the distal portion of the plug is positionable between a first upper and second lower axial position, and wherein the distal portion of the plug is sized to contact the bone anchors so that when the distal portion of the plug is moved into the second axial position, the distal ends of the bone anchors are moved towards the second lateral position.

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