Soft tissue repair material fixation apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in affixing material to a location under repair, the apparatus comprising:
- an anchor configured to be inserted into a cavity in bone tissue, the anchor having a first end and a second end, the anchor having an exterior surface, the exterior surface including one or more raised ribs; and
a material retention member extending radially from the anchor in a plurality of directions, the material retention member including at least one contact surface adapted to exert a retention force on material that is interposed between the material retention member and the bone tissue, wherein the one or more raised ribs extend axially along a surface of the anchor.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in affixing material to a location under repair includes a material retention member and an anchor. The anchor is configured to be inserted into a cavity in bone tissue, the anchor having a first end and a second end. The anchor also includes one or more raised ribs. The material retention member extends radially from the first end of the anchor in a plurality of directions, the material retention member including at least one contact surface adapted to exert a retention force on material that is interposed between the material retention device and the bone tissue.
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7 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in affixing material to a location under repair, the apparatus comprising:
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an anchor configured to be inserted into a cavity in bone tissue, the anchor having a first end and a second end, the anchor having an exterior surface, the exterior surface including one or more raised ribs; and
a material retention member extending radially from the anchor in a plurality of directions, the material retention member including at least one contact surface adapted to exert a retention force on material that is interposed between the material retention member and the bone tissue, wherein the one or more raised ribs extend axially along a surface of the anchor.
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2. A method of effecting therapeutic reparation of a location of the body comprising:
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a) disposing soft tissue repair material in the location of the body; and
b) securing an anchor of a fixation device into a cavity in bone tissue proximate the location of the body, the anchor having a first end and a second end, the fixation device further comprising a material retention member extending radially from the anchor in a plurality of directions, such that at least one contact surface of the material retention member engages a portion of the soft tissue repair material that is interposed between the material retention device and the bone tissue. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assembly for use in effecting therapeutic reparation of a location of the body comprising, the assembly comprising:
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a quantity of soft tissue repair material; and
a fixation device, the fixation device comprising an anchor configured to be inserted into a cavity in bone tissue, the anchor having a first end and a second end; and
a material retention member extending radially from the anchor in a plurality of directions, the material retention member including at least one contact surface engaging at least a portion of the quantity of soft tissue repair material, wherein the anchor further comprises raised ribs extending from an outer surface thereof, and wherein the one or more raised ribs extend axially along the outer surface of the anchor.
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