Patent ID: 11903813
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method for associating a soft tissue with a bone structure, comprising:

depositing an intraosseous screw into the bone structure, the intraosseous screw including
a body defining a longitudinal axial cavity for receiving the soft tissue, such that the soft tissue can be deposited longitudinally within the cavity, and a window for permitting the soft tissue to directly contact the bone structure at the time the soft tissue is deposited within the axial cavity and subsequent to the intraosseous screw being deposited in the bone structure, the body including
an open proximal end providing entry into the axial cavity,
a closed distal end, and
an exterior surface including threading for engaging the bone structure, and

a retention member positioned within the axial cavity below the window, the retention member at least partially defining an opening configured to permit the passage of a suture connected to the soft tissue therethrough; and

anchoring the soft tissue within the axial cavity of the intraosseous screw following deposit of the intraosseous screw into the bone structures;
wherein the window extends more than half of a total length of the body of the intraosseous screw.