Tendon guide device
First Claim
1. A tendon guide device for passing a tendon through an opening in a bone which may be an angled opening, comprising a support element (20) for supporting one end of said tendon (10), said element being equipped with a flexible tail (7) for leading the tendon through the bone opening (11), and an insertion guide (12) for inserting said tendon into said support element, wherein the insertion guide (12) comprises at a first end a tongue-like handle (13) and at a second end a hollow cylindrical portion (14) having a longitudinal groove (15) adapted to hold one end of said tendon.
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Abstract
A tendon guide device comprising a net (1) consisting of a wire mesh made of metal or a synthetic material, for supporting a tendon (10). The device is provided with a malleable tail (7) with a rounded end (9) extending away from the closed end (5) of the net for leading the tendon into a passage in a bone, and an insertion guide (12) enabling the tendon (10) to be inserted into the open end (3) of the net (1). The meshes (2) of the mesh are flexible and thus adjustable between a loosened position in which the tendon (10) is readily insertable by way of the guide (12) and a tightened position in which the tendon may be trapped without using anchoring mechanisms when the two ends of the net (1) are pulled apart.
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- 1. A tendon guide device for passing a tendon through an opening in a bone which may be an angled opening, comprising a support element (20) for supporting one end of said tendon (10), said element being equipped with a flexible tail (7) for leading the tendon through the bone opening (11), and an insertion guide (12) for inserting said tendon into said support element, wherein the insertion guide (12) comprises at a first end a tongue-like handle (13) and at a second end a hollow cylindrical portion (14) having a longitudinal groove (15) adapted to hold one end of said tendon.
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