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Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a suture anchoring device

  • US 6,582,453 B1
  • Filed: 07/14/2000
  • Issued: 06/24/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for attaching connective tissue to bone, comprising a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal end, which is adapted to be inserted into a bone, said shaft including a plurality of spaced slits disposed about said periphery and having an aperture disposed on said proximal end for receiving a suture, said proximal end having a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of said distal end.

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