The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for securing tissue to bone using a suture anchoring system that provides enhanced tactile feedback and does not require tying a suture knot. In each embodiment, a surgeon can individually tension the free ends of the suture to fine-tune the placement of the tissue with respect to the bone, and then secure the suture without tying a knot. In several embodiments of the present invention, the device may be transformed between locked and unlocked suture states, thereby allowing further fine-tuning of the tension in the suture.
申请公布号
WO2005102190(A2)
申请公布日期
2005.11.03
申请号
WO2005US13172
申请日期
2005.04.18
申请人
SAPPHIRE MEDICAL, INC.;FANTON, GARY, S.;KRUMME, JOHN, F.;ASHLEY, JOHN, E.
发明人
FANTON, GARY, S.;KRUMME, JOHN, F.;ASHLEY, JOHN, E.