The invention disclosed is a device for locking a suture in place without the need for tying knots once the suture is placed within tissue. The device comprises anchor having a front section and a rear section, a cannula extending through the front and rear sections through which the suture extends, and a locking mechanism for locking the suture within the cannula.
申请公布号
CA2293057(C)
申请公布日期
2008.04.01
申请号
CA19992293057
申请日期
1999.12.23
申请人
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
发明人
MARGETTS, JOHN;HUBBARD, ERIC;FROMM, STUART E.;COX, DAVID;ENZERINK, ROBERT-JAN;MAY, THOMAS C.;DENLINGER, KEITH;SCHWARTZ, HERBERT E.