Patent ID: 9277912
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A fixation system comprising: an anchor adapted to be implanted within a first bone, the anchor having a body and a pointed or rounded tip; a washer adapted to be associated with a second bone that is to be secured to the first bone, the washer having a body that is adapted to be implanted within the second bone and a flange positioned at an end of the washer body that is adapted to be positioned outside of the second bone, the washer further having a one-way passage comprising an integral feature through which a suture can only physically pass in one direction; and a suture that is fixedly attached at one end to the anchor and that passes through the one-way passage of the washer, wherein pulling of the suture through the one-way passage pulls the anchor and the washer closer to each other.