Method And Apparatus For Soft Tissue Attachment
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An anchor assembly for retaining a graft in an anatomy comprising:
- an anchor body having a first connector bore defined by the anchor body;
a flexible connector extending through the first connector bore; and
a graft holding member attached to the flexible connector and configured to hold the graft.
10 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An anchor assembly for retaining a graft in an anatomy. The anchor assembly includes an anchor body, a flexible connector, and a graft holding member. The anchor body includes a first connector bore defined by the anchor body. The flexible connector extends through the first connector bore. The graft holding member is attached to the flexible connector and is configured to hold the graft.
-
Citations
23 Claims
-
1. An anchor assembly for retaining a graft in an anatomy comprising:
-
an anchor body having a first connector bore defined by the anchor body; a flexible connector extending through the first connector bore; and a graft holding member attached to the flexible connector and configured to hold the graft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. An anchor assembly for retaining a graft in an anatomy comprising:
-
an anchor body including a first connector bore defined by the anchor body and a second connector bore defined by the anchor body, the first connector bore extends substantially parallel to the second connector bore; a flexible connector extending through both the first connector bore and the second connector bore; a graft support member connected to the flexible connector and configured to support the graft; and a flexible activation member connected to the anchor body. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
-
23. An anchor assembly for retaining a graft in an anatomy comprising:
-
an anchor body formed as a planar button having a first bore defined by the anchor body and a second bore defined by the anchor body, the first bore extends substantially parallel to the second bore; a first flexible suture extending through both the first bore and the second bore; a graft support member connected to the first flexible suture and configured to support the graft; and a second flexible suture connected to the anchor body and configured for passing the anchor assembly through a portion of the anatomy.
-
Specification