Patent ID: 6517579
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An anchoring apparatus that secures a tendon or ligament within an interior opening of a bone structure, the anchoring apparatus comprising:a securing device having an elongated body with an outer surface and an inner channel, wherein the tendon or ligament is secured between a bone wall of the open bone structure and the outer surface of the securing device, and wherein the securing device is configured for placement completely within the open bone structure; a retention device having an elongated body and a retention head, wherein at least a portion of the elongated body extends down the inner channel of the securing device to cause a bias on the tendon or ligament in a direction toward the bone wall, wherein the retention head includes a rounded portion and a flat portion, and wherein the flat portion is parallel to the length of the elongated body; and a holding device that is connected to the retention head and extends outside of an outer surface of the bone structure wherein at least a portion of the holding device is configured to lock with the flat portion of the retention head, and wherein another portion of the holding device provides a bias in a direction that is transverse to the bias caused by the elongated body extending down the inner channel of the securing device.