EP 3547932 A4 20200805 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A FISSURE IN THE ANNULUS OF AN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A FISSURE IN THE ANNULUS OF AN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM VERSCHLIESSEN EINER FISSUR IM ANNULUS EINER BANDSCHEIBE
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE FERMETURE D'UNE FISSURE DANS L'ANNEAU D'UN DISQUE INTERVERTÉBRAL
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201662427879 P 20161130
- US 2017063896 W 20171130
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018102522A1] Apparatus for attaching a suture to an object, the apparatus comprising: an anchor comprising a body having a distal end and a proximal end, and a vertical bore extending through the body substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body; wherein the anchor further comprises a recess formed on one side of the body and a U-shaped slot formed on the opposing side of the body, whereby to form a flexible finger extending distally within the body, and further wherein the distal end of the finger is spaced from an opposing portion of the body; and wherein at least one of the flexible finger and the body comprises a cutout extending therethrough, with the cutout cooperating with the U-shaped slot and the recess so as to together form a suture loading hole extending through the body, with the suture loading hole being sized to receive a suture therein.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/03 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61N 1/0558 (2013.01); A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/036 (2016.02)
Citation (search report)
- [XA] US 2015051621 A1 20150219 - SORENSEN PETER [US], et al
- [X] US 2008097479 A1 20080424 - BOEHLKE RAIMAR [US], et al
- [A] WO 2010132310 A1 20101118 - FOUNDRY NEWCO XI INC [US], et al
- [A] US 2005251208 A1 20051110 - ELMER MARVIN C [US], et al
- See references of WO 2018102522A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2018102522 A1 20180607; AU 2017368149 A1 20190711; CA 3044663 A1 20180607; EP 3547932 A1 20191009; EP 3547932 A4 20200805
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2017063896 W 20171130; AU 2017368149 A 20171130; CA 3044663 A 20171130; EP 17876898 A 20171130