Patent ID: 6712830
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A pair for soft tissue defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another and having a severed face, the repair comprising:a first anchor contacting the soft tissue proximate the severed face; a first suture securing the anchor to the soft tissue in the transverse direction; a second suture engaging the anchor and securing the severed face of the soft tissue in abutment against a selected surface; and the first anchor comprising a plate paving teeth extending generally transversely therefrom to penetrate the soft tissue and resist motion in substantially the longitudinal and lateral directions between the first anchor and the soft tissue, the teeth having barbs engaging a the fibers of the soft tissue to substantially restrict transverse motion between the first anchor and the soft tissue after penetration of the teeth into the soft tissue.