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Method and apparatus for securing tissue

  • US 6,592,609 B1
  • Filed: 05/03/2000
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of securing a suture relative to a bone in a patient'"'"'s body, said method comprising the steps of providing an anchor having a pointed end portion formed of bone, pressing a surface on bone forming the pointed end portion of the anchor against the bone in the patient'"'"'s body, forming an opening in the bone in the patient'"'"'s body under the influence of force applied against the bone in the patient'"'"'s body by the surface on the bone forming the pointed end portion of the anchor, moving the anchor into the opening formed in the bone in the patient'"'"'s body with the suture connected with the anchor, wherein said step of forming an opening in the bone includes enclosing the anchor with a sleeve and applying force against a trailing end portion of the anchor while the anchor is enclosed by the sleeve.

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