摘要 |
Apparatus for attaching tissue to bone comprises: an expandable body defining a bore and configured to expand into bone, said expandable body comprising a distal tip member and a proximal main member, said distal tip member being of harder material than said proximal main member, said distal tip member having a threaded recess in a proximal surface thereof and said proximal main member having a distally extending threaded projection threadedly interengageable with the distal tip member recess; an expander pin comprising a shaft sized to be received in the bore of said expandable body and expand said expandable body laterally when said expander pin is driven into said expandable body; and tissue attachment means associated with said shaft; whereby when said expander pin is driven into said expandable body, said expandable body is attached to the bone and said tissue attachment means secures the tissue to said apparatus. <IMAGE> <IMAGE> |