US 11,701,102 B2
Method and device for fixating a suture anchor with a suture in hard tissue
Jörg Mayer, Niederlenz (CH); Elmar Mock, Biel/Bienne (CH); Andrea Muller, Winterthur (CH); Mario Lehmann, Les Pommerats (CH); and Stephanie Goebel-Mehl, Mettmenstetten (CH)
Assigned to SPORTWELDING GMBH, Schlieren (CH)
Filed by SportWelding GmbH, Schlieren (CH)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/739,779.
Application 16/739,779 is a division of application No. 15/206,505, filed on Jul. 11, 2016, granted, now 10,582,921.
Application 15/206,505 is a division of application No. 13/358,630, filed on Jan. 26, 2012, granted, now 9,386,976, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/437,227, filed on Jan. 28, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2020/0146670 A1, May 14, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01); A61B 2017/042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for fixating a suture anchor with a suture in a hard tissue opening, the device comprising:
the suture anchor with a proximal-most face,
the suture being retained by the suture anchor,
a securing element comprising a proximal face and a material having thermoplastic properties, and being an element separate from the suture anchor or integrated in the suture anchor,
an anchoring tool capable of being energized in a way suitable for liquefaction of the material having thermoplastic properties, and having a distal face adapted to the proximal face of the securing element for transmission of energy to the securing element and for moving the securing element in an axial direction relative to the suture anchor, and
a pusher tool having a distal face adapted to the proximal-most face of the suture anchor for engaging the suture anchor and for transmitting a pushing force to the suture anchor and/or for holding the suture anchor in the hard tissue opening during fixation of the suture anchor,
wherein the securing element for securing the suture anchor is in the form of a thermoplastic plug having a substantially similar cross section as the suture anchor or the anchoring tool, and has a distal-most face configured to rest on the proximal-most face of the suture anchor during fixation of the suture anchor.