IL86371A - Suture anchor - Google Patents

Suture anchor

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Publication number
IL86371A
IL86371A IL86371A IL8637188A IL86371A IL 86371 A IL86371 A IL 86371A IL 86371 A IL86371 A IL 86371A IL 8637188 A IL8637188 A IL 8637188A IL 86371 A IL86371 A IL 86371A
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Prior art keywords
suture
bone
coupling member
anchor
suture anchor
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IL86371A
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IL86371A0 (en
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Mitek Surgical Prod
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • 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
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IL86371A 1987-05-18 1988-05-13 Suture anchor IL86371A (en)

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US07/051,367 US4898156A (en) 1987-05-18 1987-05-18 Suture anchor

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IL86371A0 IL86371A0 (en) 1988-11-15
IL86371A true IL86371A (en) 1993-03-15

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US (6) US4898156A (de)
EP (1) EP0314769B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3053186B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE98114T1 (de)
AU (1) AU616669B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1321740C (de)
DE (1) DE3886171T2 (de)
IL (1) IL86371A (de)
WO (1) WO1988009157A1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA883496B (de)

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