Toggle bolt suture anchor kit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9072509-B2
Application number	US-68232408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2008
Priority date	Oct 12, 2007
Publication date	Jul 7, 2015
Grant date	Jul 7, 2015

Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a toggle bolt suture anchor system including a toggle bolt suture anchor having at least one groove; and a toggle bolt delivery device having at least one push pin for pivotable interconnection with the groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A toggle bolt suture anchor kit comprising: a toggle bolt delivery device and a toggle bolt suture anchor wherein the toggle bolt delivery device and the toggle bolt suture anchor are interconnectable; the toggle bolt suture anchor having an oblong body wherein the oblong body has a surface, a longitudinal axis, a leading edge and a trailing edge, a pair of suture eyelets positioned between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the oblong body, a leading suture eyelet positioned near the leading edge of the oblong body, and an at least one threaded toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means wherein the at least one threaded toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means is positioned between the leading suture eyelet and the pair of suture eyelets; and the toggle bolt delivery device having a longitudinal axis and an at least one threaded toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means, wherein the at least one threaded toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means is adapted for interconnection to the at least one toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means, and
wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means and the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means form a threaded interconnection, and
wherein, with the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means interconnected to the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means, the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means is adapted to pivot, on an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the toggle bolt suture anchor, relative to the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means.

2. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means forms a male-female connection with the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means.

3. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means forms an interlocking connection with the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means.

4. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means forms a screw connection with the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means.

5. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the leading edge of the oblong body of the toggle bolt suture anchor is rounded.

6. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device comprises a threaded push pin wherein the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means screws into the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means forming a pivot connection therebetween.

7. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one suture thread threaded through the pair of suture eyelets positioned between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the oblong body of the toggle bolt suture anchor.

8. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means is a groove.

9. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device comprises at least one wire.

10. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 9 , wherein one end of the wire has a protruded end serving as the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means.

11. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 9 , wherein one end of the wire is threaded and serves as the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection means.

12. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means is positioned near the leading edge of the oblong body of the toggle bolt suture anchor.

13. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 12 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means is a groove.

14. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 1 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means is positioned between the leading edge of the oblong body of the toggle bolt suture anchor and the pair of suture eyelets.

15. The toggle bolt suture anchor kit according to claim 14 , wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection means is a groove.

16. A toggle bolt suture anchor kit comprising: a toggle bolt suture anchor having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a longitudinal axis; a toggle bolt delivery device interconnection, including a groove, positioned proximate to at least one edge of the toggle bolt suture anchor; a pair of suture eyelets positioned between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the toggle bolt suture anchor; and a leading suture eyelet positioned near the leading edge of the toggle bolt suture anchor; and a toggle bolt delivery device having a toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection including a push pin wherein the push pin is adapted to fit into the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection forming, with the toggle bolt suture anchor interconnection fit into the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection, a pivot connection, on an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the toggle bolt suture anchor therebetween; wherein the toggle bolt delivery device interconnection is positioned between the pair of suture eyelets and the leading suture eyelet.

Assignees

• Stoll Jr Edward Jordan
• Pilgeram Kyle Craig
• Howmedica Osteonics Corp
• Stoll Family Entpr Ltd

Inventors

• Stoll Jr Edward Jordan
• Pilgeram Kyle Craig

Classifications

• A61B2017/0414

  having a suture-receiving opening, e.g. lateral opening · CPC title

• A61B17/0401 Primary

  Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors (A61B17/0642 takes precedence; fixation devices for tendons or ligaments A61F2/0811) · CPC title

• F16B13/0808

  by a toggle-mechanism · CPC title

• A61B2017/0404

  Buttons · CPC title

• A61B2017/0409

  Instruments for applying suture anchors · CPC title