Patent ID: 6579295
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A tendon anchor for attaching a tendon to at least one bone without sutures within a bore drilled into said at least one bone comprising:a first tendon anchor adapted for insertion into said bore of a first bone, said first tendon anchor having a channel provided therein for receiving and holding a central portion of a tendon during insertion and when in final position in the bore of said first bone with opposite ends of the tendon extending out of the bore, said first tendon anchor being generally cylindrical in shape with a cylindrical outer wall and having a crescent shaped recess therein, said recess extending longitudinally along a cylindrical wall portion thereof from one end portion of the first tendon anchor to a location at least two-thirds of the distance toward an opposite end portion thereof, said first tendon anchor having a transverse hole therein which forms said channel, said transverse hole extending from opposite cylindrical walls and positioned transversely to the crescent shaped recess and wherein said tendon is threaded through said transverse hole whereby a central portion thereof is positioned within said transverse hole; and a first securing means associated with said first tendon anchor for moving at least a part of the first tendon anchor radially outward to securely engage the first tendon anchor and the central portion of the tendon to the first bone by urging at least a part of the first tendon anchor against a cylindrical wall portion of said bore in said first bone.