Patent ID: 6019781
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A needle for rotator cuff surgery, comprisingan elongated curved body including a proximal end portion terminating in a point, a blunt distal end portion, and an intermediate portion, said proximal end, distal end, and intermediate portions defining a semi-circular configuration, said proximal end portion being flattened and containing a first through-hole adjacent said pointed end, whereby when said needle pointed proximal end portion is passed into a bone and exits from a trough formed therein, a suture from a rotator cuff tendon is adapted to pass through said first through-hole, and when said needle is backed out from the bone, the suture is drawn by said first through-hole through the bone and the suture can be tightened and secured to retain the rotator cuff tendon within the trough of the bone.