Abstract: A device and method for anchoring a surgical suture in solid tissue, such as bone, which is implantable without prior drilling of a hole. The device for anchoring a surgical suture to a solid tissue is attachable to an external rotational drive and includes a self-drilling body to which surgical suture is attachable, an assembly including at least one flexible locking element, attached to or integrally formed therewith, capable of assuming both an open and closed configurations. The device is configured so that the assembly including at least one flexible locking element in the closed configuration is releasably engageable by the external rotational drive.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 28, 2000
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2001
Assignee:
Shoulderon Ltd.
Inventors:
Yeshayahu Yarnitsky, Gordon Edelson, Shay Kahana