EP0809467A4 - Improved suture anchor assembly - Google Patents

Improved suture anchor assembly

Info

Publication number: EP0809467A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: suture anchor; anchor assembly; improved suture; improved; assembly
Prior art date: 1995-02-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP96906406A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0809467A1 (en

Inventor

Kevin R Stone

Allen H Desatnick

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1995-02-15

Filing date

1996-02-15

Publication date

1998-06-03

1996-02-15 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1997-12-03 Publication of EP0809467A1 publication Critical patent/EP0809467A1/en

1998-06-03 Publication of EP0809467A4 publication Critical patent/EP0809467A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
- A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements
- A61B17/88—Osteosynthesis instruments; Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal or external fixation devices
- A61B17/8875—Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
- A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements
- A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
- A61B17/84—Fasteners therefor or fasteners being internal fixation devices
- A61B17/86—Pins or screws or threaded wires; nuts therefor
- A61B17/8605—Heads, i.e. proximal ends projecting from bone
- A61B17/861—Heads, i.e. proximal ends projecting from bone specially shaped for gripping driver
- A61B17/862—Heads, i.e. proximal ends projecting from bone specially shaped for gripping driver at the periphery of the screw head
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- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
- A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements
- A61B17/88—Osteosynthesis instruments; Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal or external fixation devices
- A61B17/8875—Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches
- A61B17/8877—Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches characterised by the cross-section of the driver bit
- A61B17/888—Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches characterised by the cross-section of the driver bit the driver bit acting on the central region of the screw head
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
- A61B2017/0409—Instruments for applying suture anchors
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
- A61B2017/0414—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors having a suture-receiving opening, e.g. lateral opening
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
- A61B2017/044—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors with a threaded shaft, e.g. screws
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
- A61B2017/0445—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors cannulated, e.g. with a longitudinal through-hole for passage of an instrument
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
- A61B2017/0446—Means for attaching and blocking the suture in the suture anchor
- A61B2017/0459—Multiple holes in the anchor through which the suture extends and locking the suture when tension is applied

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Surgery (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Medical Informatics (AREA)
Molecular Biology (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Neurology (AREA)
Rheumatology (AREA)
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EP96906406A 1995-02-15 1996-02-15 Improved suture anchor assembly Withdrawn EP0809467A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US388951		1989-09-05
US38895195A	1995-02-15	1995-02-15
PCT/US1996/001934 WO1996025104A1 (en)	1995-02-15	1996-02-15	Improved suture anchor assembly

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0809467A1 EP0809467A1 (en)	1997-12-03
EP0809467A4 true EP0809467A4 (en)	1998-06-03

Family

ID=23536206

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96906406A Withdrawn EP0809467A4 (en)	1995-02-15	1996-02-15	Improved suture anchor assembly

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0809467A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU4979496A (en)
WO (1)	WO1996025104A1 (en)

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US8926672B2 (en)	2004-11-10	2015-01-06	Roger P. Jackson	Splay control closure for open bone anchor
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US8998959B2 (en)	2009-06-15	2015-04-07	Roger P Jackson	Polyaxial bone anchors with pop-on shank, fully constrained friction fit retainer and lock and release insert
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US8911478B2 (en)	2012-11-21	2014-12-16	Roger P. Jackson	Splay control closure for open bone anchor
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1996
- 1996-02-15 WO PCT/US1996/001934 patent/WO1996025104A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-02-15 AU AU49794/96A patent/AU4979496A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-02-15 EP EP96906406A patent/EP0809467A4/en not_active Withdrawn

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See also references of WO9625104A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
AU4979496A (en)	1996-09-04
EP0809467A1 (en)	1997-12-03
WO1996025104A1 (en)	1996-08-22

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0785751A4 (en)	1998-09-02	Suture anchor assembly
EP0766531A4 (en)	1999-03-31	Suture anchor assembly
EP0809467A4 (en)	1998-06-03	Improved suture anchor assembly
GB2309721B (en)	1999-08-18	Mechanical set anchor
GB2312624B (en)	1999-11-03	Anchoring member
EP0705567A3 (en)	1996-07-24	Expanding suture anchor
ZA971261B (en)	1998-12-03	Graft anchor
AU4282296A (en)	1996-06-06	Suture anchor assembly and methods
EP0678677A3 (en)	1996-10-23	Fastening anchor.
GB2341620B (en)	2000-05-03	Downhole anchor
EP0845605A4 (en)	1999-01-27	Self-drilling anchor
TW418999U (en)	2001-01-11	Impact-type anchor
AU7396996A (en)	1997-04-30	Anchor
GB9407660D0 (en)	1994-06-08	Suture anchor
GB9419097D0 (en)	1994-11-09	Fixing anchor
GB2286173B (en)	1997-07-09	Anchor arrangements
AU1334595A (en)	1996-06-26	Suture anchor assembly
GB9525987D0 (en)	1996-02-21	Anchor
AU124864S (en)	1995-10-16	An anchor
AU127604S (en)	1996-08-13	An anchor
GB9518571D0 (en)	1995-11-15	Anchor fastening
GB9512642D0 (en)	1995-08-23	Securing wire sutures
GB9626809D0 (en)	1997-02-12	Anchor
AU129075S (en)	1997-01-14	Anchor
PL104159U1 (en)	1997-08-18	Anchor

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1997-10-17	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1997-12-03	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19970902
1997-12-03	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): CH DE FR GB LI
1998-06-03	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 19980421
1998-06-03	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): CH DE FR GB LI
2002-03-02	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2002-04-17	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20010901