Global Patent Index - EP 1058515 A2

EP 1058515 A2 20001213 - SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM

Title (en)

SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM

Title (de)

ANORDNUNG ZUR VERANKERUNG EINER CHIRURGISCHEN NAHT

Title (fr)

SYSTEME D'ANCRAGE POUR SUTURE

Publication

EP 1058515 A2 20001213 (EN)

Application

EP 96937465 A 19960917

Priority

IB 9601298 W 19960917

Abstract (en)

A suture anchor system has a suture (59) straight end inserted into a hole (58) formed in bone, and cured adhesive (52) filling the hole to adhere to or interdigitate with the surfaces of both the suture and the hole. The suture may be a single suture or a pair of sutures twisted or braided together, and the inserted end may be straight, or may be bent or formed with a knot before insertion. The hole surface area is pref. at least equal to that of the suture end, and the hole mouth is of reduced dia.. The adhesive is a bone cement, PMMA, light-cured or other resin, cyanoacrylate compsn., grout, filling adhesive, bone paste or bone plug.

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/04

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61L 24/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/0401 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 17/1617 (2013.01 - EP); A61L 24/06 (2013.01 - EP); A61L 31/048 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01 - EP)

C-Set (source: EP)

  1. A61L 24/06 + C08L 33/12
  2. A61L 31/048 + C08L 33/12
  3. A61L 31/048 + C08L 35/04

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1058515 A2 20001213; EP 1058515 A4 20001213; AU 737313 B2 20010816; AU 7503696 A 19970409; JP 2001517961 A 20011009

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96937465 A 19960917; AU 7503696 A 19960917; JP 51253597 A 19960917