Bone plate suture anchor

摘要

A suture anchor insert comprising a body configured to be inserted into a hole in a bone plate. The body has a proximal end, a distal end, a length extending between the proximal and distal ends and substantially corresponding to a thickness of a bone plate, a sidewall, at least one plate engaging member extending outwardly from the sidewall to secure the body to the bone plate, a recess defined by the sidewall, and a transverse edge formed on the sidewall. A crossbar extends inwardly from the sidewall across the recess such that a free end of the crossbar is normally disposed distally of the transverse edge. The crossbar is flexible such that when a distally directed force is applied, the free end of the crossbar is positionable in the recess. The free end of the crossbar is engageable with the transverse edge to limit proximal motion of the crossbar.

主权项

1. A suture anchor insert, comprising:
a body configured to be slidably inserted into a hole in a bone plate, the body having a proximal end, a distal end, a length extending between the proximal end and the distal end and so dimensioned as to substantially correspond to a thickness of the bone plate, a sidewall, a recess defined by the sidewall, and a transverse edge formed on the sidewall, the proximal end of the body terminating in at least one lip extending outwardly from the sidewall to be engageable with an upper surface of the bone plate to secure the body to the bone plate; and a crossbar extending inwardly from the sidewall across the recess such that a free end of the crossbar is normally disposed distally of the transverse edge of the body, the crossbar being flexible such that when a distally directed force is applied to the crossbar, the free end of the crossbar is positionable in the recess and when a proximally directed force is applied to the crossbar, the free end of the crossbar is engageable with the transverse edge to limit proximal motion of the crossbar, wherein the body has at least one slot formed within the sidewall and wherein the distal end of the body terminates in a second lip extending outwardly from the sidewall to be engageable with a lower surface of the bone plate.