EP 1058515 A4 20001213 - SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
Title (en)
SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
Title (de)
ANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERANKERUNG EINER CHIRURGISCHEN NAHT
Title (fr)
SYSTEME D'ANCRAGE POUR SUTURE ET PROCEDE CORRESPONDANT
Publication
Application
Priority
IB 9601298 W 19960917
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1058515A2] 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
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)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 4944752 A 19900731 - SANTI CLAUDIO [IT]
- See references of WO 9710743A2
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