Disclosed herein are methods and devices for securing soft tissue to a rigid material such as bone. A tissue anchoring device is described that comprises an anchor body and a spreader such that tissue may be captured or compressed between outside surfaces on the anchor and inside surfaces of a bone tunnel to secure the tissue within the tunnel. Methods are described that enable use of the bone anchoring device to secure a tissue graft into the tibial and femoral bones during anterior cruciate ligament (“ACL”) reconstruction.
申请公布号
EP2967551(A1)
申请公布日期
2016.01.20
申请号
EP20140767894
申请日期
2014.03.07
申请人
KFX MEDICAL, LLC
发明人
HEAVEN, MALCOLM;GREELIS, JOHN, P.;SIRIVONG, MIKXAY;YUREK, MATTHEW, T.