Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Method and apparatus for securing tissue

a tissue and tissue technology, applied in the field of tissue securing methods and apparatuses, can solve problems such as the bonding of overlapping areas on sutures, and achieve the effect of avoiding the bonding of overlapping areas

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-06-12
BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS
View PDF101 Cites 258 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0007]The tissue may be secured by using a suture. The suture may be connected with an anchor. When an anchor is utilized in association with a suture, the anchor may be formed of any o

Problems solved by technology

The high frequency mechanical vibrations applied to the suture result in bonding of overlapping areas on segments of the suture.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Method and apparatus for securing tissue
  • Method and apparatus for securing tissue
  • Method and apparatus for securing tissue

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

embodiment

of FIG. 12

[0152]In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 11, a suture retainer 244 is connected with the sections 262 and 264 of the suture 222. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 12, the sections of the suture are connected to each other. Since the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 12 is similar to the embodiments of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1-11, similar terminology will be utilized to identify similar components. It should be understood that one or more features of the embodiments of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1-11 may be used with the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 12.

[0153]The apparatus 420 is utilized to secure a suture 422 relative to soft body tissue 424 and a bone 426. The suture 422 may have the same construction as the suture 36 of FIGS. 3 and 4. The specific suture 422 is a monofilament having a continuous cylindrical outer side surface. However, the suture 422 may be formed a plurality of...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

An anchor has a pointed end portion may be utilized to form an opening in a bone in a patient's body. The anchor is moved into the opening formed in the bone in the patient's body with a suture connected to the anchor. The suture may then be utilized to retain body tissue in a desired position relative to the bone. The body tissue may be either hard or soft body tissue. If desired, the anchor may be utilized in conjunction with layers of soft body tissue. When a suture is used it may be secured by connecting a retainer with the suture. Alternatively, sections of the suture may be interconnected. It is believed that it may be preferred to secure the suture in place after at least a predetermined tension has been established in the suture and / or a predetermined force has been transmitted to the body tissue. The suture may be secured in place by exposing a retainer to ultrasonic vibratory energy or by applying the ultrasonic vibratory energy directly to sections of the suture.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 556,458 filed May 3, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,592,609), which is a continuation-in-part of: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 524,397 filed Mar. 13, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,368,343); U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 523,442 filed Mar. 10, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,475,230); and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 370,865 filed Aug. 9, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,447,516). The benefit of the earlier filing dates of the aforementioned applications is hereby claimed for all subject matter common to this application and any one of the aforementioned applications. The disclosures in the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference thereto.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a new and improved method and apparatus for securing tissue in a patient's body. The method and apparatus may be utilize...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/04A61B17/06A61B17/68A61F2/08
CPCA61B17/0401A61B17/0487A61B17/68A61B2017/0409A61B2017/0414A61B2017/0454A61F2/0811A61B2017/0464A61B2017/0488A61B2017/0496A61B2017/0619A61F2/0805A61B2017/0458
Inventor BONUTTI, PETER M.
Owner BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com