Patent ID: 9386976
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61B,F04C

Claim Text:
1. A method for fixating a suture anchor with a suture in a hard tissue opening the method comprising the steps of: fixating the suture anchor with the suture retained by the suture anchor in the hard tissue opening with a device and/or temporarily holding the suture anchor in the hard tissue opening with the device, the device comprising: securing the suture anchor, which is fixated and/or held, with the aid of in situ liquefaction of the material having thermoplastic properties, wherein, for the step of fixating, the suture anchor is forced into the hard tissue thereby producing the hard tissue opening by applying a non-rotary pushing force, and wherein the suture is locked relative to the suture anchor with the aid of the material having thermoplastic properties in the step of securing.