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Suture anchor

  • US 9,277,909 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2008
  • Issued: 03/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An anchor comprising:

  • a stopper portion, said stopper portion including a first body, said first body including a first bone-interface surface having a first circumferential thread oriented in a first sense, said first body having first and second through-holes therein, said first and second through-holes being disposed in generally parallel spaced relation to one another and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said anchor;

    a fixing portion, said fixing portion including a second body, said second body including a second bone-interface surface having a second circumferential thread oriented in a second sense opposite said first sense, said second bone interface surface being adapted to interfere with a corresponding region of a patient'"'"'s bone so as to prevent a premature displacement of said fixing portion from an installed location with respect to said bone, said second body having at least a third through-hole, said third through hole being disposed generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said anchor; and

    a locking device, said locking device including a first feature of said first body and a second feature of said second body, said first and second features being adapted to present respective interfering surfaces to one another so as to limit a rotation of said stopper portion with respect to said fixing portion about said longitudinal axis of said anchor.

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