Patent Description:
The suture anchor is clinically used to reconnect a soft tissue and a bone through a suture thread, the anchor is buried in the bone for fixation, and the suture thread carried on the anchor cooperates with a suture needle to fix the soft tissue. The existing suture anchor includes an anchor head and an anchor body, wherein the anchor head has a threading hole, and the suture thread passes through the threading hole. The anchor body is a multi-layer cone-tower structure, so when the anchor head is buried in a groove opened on the bone and then the anchor body is inserted into the groove, an outer ring of the anchor body will abut against the inner wall of the groove for fixation, so that the anchor head cannot escape from the groove.

In the prior art, there are known some methods or devices as described in their respective documents.

The patent application <CIT> discloses a knotting-free anchor and an anchor implantation instrument. The knotting-free anchor comprises an anchor body, an axial center hole axially penetrating through the anchor body is formed in the anchor body, and the anchor body comprises a threaded connection section. At least one notch is formed in the edge of the external thread of the threaded connection section.

The patent application <CIT> discloses an anchor with a suture and particularly a semi-threaded anchor with a suture. The semi-threaded anchor comprises an anchor body, wherein a threaded portion is arranged on the outer side face of the anchor body, and a threading hole is formed in the anchor body in a penetrating mode. A plurality of cutting portions are arranged on the threaded portion in a staggered mode, each of the cutting portions comprises a first cutting face and a second cutting face, and an included angle is formed by the first cutting face and the second cutting face.

The patent application <CIT> discloses a wiring rivet, and especially a knot-free sewing rivet. The knot-free sewing rivet comprises a rivet main body; the rivet main body comprises several groups of coaxial member parts overlapped in order; every group of member part comprises a first member and a second member which are overlapped coaxially, the first member is placed at the upper part of the second member; the first member and the second member are in the shape of round platform. The rivet main body further comprises a taper part, and the taper part is arranged at the bottom part of the lowermost member part. The area of first member, the second member and the taper part is gradually reduced from the upper part of the rivet main body to the lower part of the rivet main body.

The patent application <CIT> discloses an anchor with a thread. An inner core empty cavity is formed in the anchor body, at the same time, a thread through hole is further formed, and the thread through hole is communicated with the inner core empty cavity; furthermore, the anchor further comprises an inner core, which is matched with the inner core empty cavity. When a fixing suture passes through the thread passing hole, the inner core penetrates into the inner core empty cavity to compress the fixing suture, after the fixing suture is compressed, the fixing suture is fixed at the position of the thread passing hole.

The patent application <CIT> discloses a medical anchor nail, wherein an axial tooth's socket has been defined on the thread of the first nail post and the second nail post, and is equipped with the reverse pawl of thread on the tooth's socket. After this anchor nail was put into the sclerotin, the sclerotin can sink into in the tooth's socket and wrap up the pawl simultaneously. During being put into sclerotin, an appurtenance is adopted to carry the bolt piece at the top of the second nail post and so can rotate the second nail post. The first nail post is fixed at the tail of second nail post and can slowly get into the sclerotin with its thread. The through-hole and wire hole on this bolt piece can be configured to be passed through by the wire.

The patent application <CIT> discloses an insert-molded suture anchor with a biodegradable polymer body in which a loop of suture is totally contained within the polymer. The suture anchor body features a drive end that is shaped to be received into a recess in the end of a hand driver. Anchoring ribs are formed along the remaining length of the anchor. The loop of suture which includes and eyelet for attaching a suture strand is totally embedded within the anchor body during the insert-molding fabrication process. The anchor is produced by placing the suture in an injection mold, and injecting biodegradable polymer into the mold.

For the above-mentioned related technologies, the suture thread needs to pass through the groove from the position between the anchor body and the inner wall of the groove opened on the bone for the doctor to operate. The suture thread is easily damaged and broken when it receives a squeezing between the edge position of the cone-tower structure of the anchor body and the inner wall of the groove.

The claimed invention provides a suture anchor as defined in claim <NUM>. Optional features are recited in the dependent claims.

In order to facilitate the fixing of the suture thread without breaking the suture thread due to squeezing, the present application provides a suture anchor.

The suture anchor according to the present application adopts the following technical solutions.

A suture anchor includes an anchor head and an anchor body, wherein a threading hole is formed on the anchor head, the anchor body includes a laterally pressing part (also referred to as laterally pressing portion, side pressing part or side pressing portion in the following) integrally formed by a plurality of layers of circular truncated cones, and at least two opposite longitudinal cuts are formed on each circular truncated cone of the laterally pressing part; from a direction close to the anchor head to a direction away from the anchor head, positions of the longitudinal cuts on adjacent circular truncated cones are deviated toward a same side.

By adopting the above technical solution, the anchor head and the anchor body are connected to an anchor operating handle, then the suture thread is passed through the threading hole, and the anchor head and the anchor body are pushed into the groove opened on the bone through the anchor operating handle. The outer ring of the abutment portion and the inner wall of the bone groove abut and fit for fixation. The suture thread passes through the bone groove from the position where the longitudinal cuts are formed on the anchor body. Since the longitudinal cuts of each layer are not arranged in a whole row and they are arranged in a deviation manner, when the suture thread is stretched and straightened, the suture thread will pass through the center position of parts of the longitudinal cuts and also pass through the edge position of parts of the longitudinal cuts. The position of the edge parts of the longitudinal cuts will cooperate with the inner wall of the bone groove to squeeze and fix the suture thread without causing the suture thread to break.

Preferably, the positions of the longitudinal cuts on adjacent circular truncated cones are deviated by a same angle in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction from a top view, and a deviation angle of the longitudinal cuts on the adjacent circular truncated cones is from <NUM> to <NUM> degrees.

By adopting the above technical solution, the positions of the longitudinal cuts on the adjacent circular truncated cones are set at the same deviation angle, so that the staggered positions formed by the longitudinal cuts between adjacent circular truncated cones just match and fix the suture thread. The thicker the suture thread used, the larger the deviation angle.

Preferably, at least four longitudinal cuts are formed uniformly on each circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion along a circumferential circle.

By adopting the above technical solution, at least four longitudinal cuts are provided in a circle around the circular truncated cone so that the suture thread can pass through the bone groove at the position of the longitudinal cuts when the suture thread is stretched in each direction, without the need for deliberately adjusting the position of the suture thread during the surgery.

Preferably, the anchor body further includes an abutment portion located at an end of the side pressing portion close to the anchor head, the abutment portion has a circular truncated cone shape, and a taper of the abutment portion is greater than that of the circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion.

By adopting the above technical solution, the abutment portion of the anchor body is set to be a circular truncated cone structure with a taper greater than that of the circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion, and the anchor head is abutted and fixed by the abutment portion.

Preferably, a first arc surface that is concave from both sides to the middle is formed on bottom of the anchor head, and a second arc surface that protrudes from both sides to the middle is formed on top of the abutment portion, and the second arc surface and the first arc surface fit with each other when being abutted tightly.

By adopting the above technical solution, the first arc surface formed on the bottom of the anchor head and the second arc surface of the abutment portion cooperate, so that when the first arc surface and the second arc surface abut, the mating angle of the anchor head and the anchor body is also determined.

Preferably, the number of longitudinal cuts on each layer circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion is two; when the first arc surface abuts on the second arc surface, a side edge of a longitudinal cut on the circular truncated cone nearest to the anchor head directly faces the threading hole, and the other side edge of the longitudinal cut on the circular truncated cone furthest from the anchor head directly faces the threading hole.

By adopting the above technical solution, when the matching angle of the anchor head and the anchor body is determined, only two longitudinal cuts are provided on each layer circular truncated cone to match the suture thread for passing out. Since the complete structure of the side pressing portion is retained as much as possible, the structural strength of the side pressing portion is better and is not easily damaged.

Preferably, a plurality of oblique cuts are uniformly formed on a circumference of the abutment portion in a circumferential direction, and a cutting depth of the oblique cut at a position near a lower end of the abutment portion is greater than a cutting depth at a position near a top end of the abutment portion.

By adopting the above technical solution, oblique cuts are provided on the abutment portion to avoid the suture thread.

Preferably, the top of the anchor head is a convex arc shape.

By adopting the above technical solution, the top of the anchor head is set to be a circular arc shape, so that the anchor head will not be embedded into the bottom surface of the bone groove after being squeezed.

Preferably, a screw hole is formed on the bottom of the anchor head.

By adopting the above technical solution, the screw hole is provided on the bottom of the anchor head to cooperate with the anchor operating handle. At the same time, after the anchor operating handle pushed the anchor head and the anchor body to the position, the anchor operating handle can be rotated. After the anchor operating handle is separated from the anchor head, the anchor operating handle is pulled out.

In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects.

List of reference signs: <NUM>. anchor head; <NUM>. anchor body; <NUM>. threading hole; <NUM>. screw hole; <NUM>. side pressing portion; <NUM>. abutment portion; <NUM>. through hole; <NUM>. oblique cuts; <NUM>. longitudinal cut; <NUM>. first arc surface; <NUM>. second arc surface.

The present application will be described in further detail below with reference to <FIG>.

The present application embodiment discloses a suture anchor.

As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, a suture anchor includes an anchor head <NUM> and an anchor body <NUM>, the top of the anchor head <NUM> is a convex arc shape, a threading hole <NUM> is formed on the front face of the anchor head <NUM>, and a screw hole <NUM> is formed on the bottom of the anchor head <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the anchor body <NUM> includes a side pressing portion <NUM> integrally formed by ten layers of circular truncated cones, and an abutment portion <NUM> integrally formed on the top of the side pressing portion <NUM>. A through hole <NUM> for passing through an anchor operating handle is formed in the middle of the anchor body <NUM>. The abutment portion <NUM> has a circular truncated cone shape, and the taper of the abutment portion <NUM> is greater than that of the side pressing portion <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, eight oblique cuts <NUM> are uniformly formed on a circumference of the abutment portion <NUM> in a circumferential direction. Each oblique cut <NUM> has a shallow cutting depth at a position close to the top end of the abutment portion <NUM>, and a deep cutting depth at a position close to the lower end of the abutment portion <NUM>. Eight longitudinal cuts <NUM> are uniformly formed on a circumference of each circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion <NUM> in the circumferential direction, and each longitudinal cut <NUM> cuts the circular truncated cone of the abutment portion <NUM> in the vertical direction. The positions of the longitudinal cuts <NUM> on the adjacent circular truncated cones from top to bottom have a small angular deviation toward the same direction.

In use, the anchor head <NUM> and the anchor body <NUM> are connected to the anchor operating handle, the suture thread is passed through the threading hole <NUM>, and the anchor head <NUM> and the anchor body <NUM> are pushed into a groove opened on the bone with the anchor operating handle.

The outer ring of the abutment portion <NUM> abuts on and fits to the inner wall of the bone groove for fixation. The anchor head <NUM> abuts on the anchor body <NUM>. The suture thread passes through the bone groove from a position where the longitudinal cuts <NUM> are formed on the anchor body <NUM>. Since the positions of the longitudinal cuts <NUM> on each layer are deviated relative to each other, when the suture thread is stretched and straightened outwards, the suture thread can pass through a part with a larger gap between the abutment portion <NUM> and the bone groove, and can also pass through a part with a smaller gap therebetween, so that the suture thread is firmly fixed and cannot be cut off by the edge of the circular truncated cone.

As shown in <FIG>, a suture anchor includes an anchor head <NUM> and an anchor body <NUM>, the top of the anchor head <NUM> is a convex arc shape, and a threading hole <NUM> is formed on the front face of the anchor head <NUM>. A first arc surface <NUM>, which is concave from both sides to the middle, is formed on the bottom of the anchor head <NUM>, and a screw hole <NUM> is formed in the center of the first arc surface <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, the anchor body <NUM> includes a side pressing portion <NUM> integrally formed by ten layers of circular truncated cones, and an abutment portion <NUM> integrally formed on the top of the side pressing portion <NUM>. A through hole <NUM> for passing through an anchor operating handle is formed in the middle of the anchor body <NUM>. The abutment portion <NUM> has a circular truncated cone shape, and the taper of the abutment portion <NUM> is greater than that of the side pressing portion <NUM>. A second arc surface <NUM>, which protrudes from both sides to the middle, is formed on the top of the abutment portion <NUM>, and the second arc surface <NUM> can abut on and fit with the first arc surface <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, oblique cuts <NUM> are formed on the front and back sides of the abutment portion <NUM>. The oblique cut <NUM> has a shallow cutting depth at a position close to the top end of the abutment portion <NUM>, and has a deep cutting depth at a position close to the lower end of the abutment portion <NUM>. Longitudinal cuts <NUM> are formed on both the front and back sides of each circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion <NUM>, and each longitudinal cut <NUM> cuts the circular truncated cone of the abutment portion <NUM> in the vertical direction. The positions of the longitudinal cuts <NUM> on the adjacent circular truncated cones from top to bottom have a small angular deviation toward the same direction.

The outer ring of the abutment portion <NUM> abuts on and fits to the inner wall of a groove opened on the bone for fixation. When the first arc surface <NUM> abuts on the second arc surface <NUM>, a right edge of a longitudinal cut <NUM> on the circular truncated cone closest to the anchor head <NUM> directly faces the threading hole <NUM>, and a left edge of a longitudinal cut <NUM> on the circular truncated cone furthest from the anchor head <NUM> directly faces the threading hole <NUM>. Therefore, when the suture thread is stretched and straightened outwards, the suture thread can pass through a part with a larger gap between the abutment portion <NUM> and the bone groove, and can also pass through a part with a smaller gap therebetween, so that the suture thread is firmly fixed and cannot be cut off by the edge of the circular truncated cone.

This embodiment differs from the embodiment <NUM> is only in the anchor body <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the anchor body <NUM> includes a side pressing portion <NUM> integrally formed by a plurality of layers of circular truncated cones, and an abutment portion <NUM> integrally formed on the top of the side pressing portion <NUM>. The abutment portion <NUM> has a circular truncated cone shape, and the taper of the abutment portion <NUM> is greater than or equal to the taper of the circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion <NUM>. At least two oblique cuts <NUM> are uniformly formed on a circumference of the abutment portion <NUM> in the circumferential direction. Each oblique cut <NUM> has a shallow cutting depth at a position close to the top end of the abutment portion <NUM>, and has a deep cutting depth at a position close to the lower end of the abutment portion <NUM>. Longitudinal cuts <NUM>, which are equal in number to the oblique cuts <NUM>, are uniformly formed on a circumference of each circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion <NUM> in the circumferential direction. Each longitudinal cut <NUM> cuts the circular truncated cone of the abutment portion <NUM> in the vertical direction. From the top view, the positions of the longitudinal cuts <NUM> on the adjacent circular truncated cones from top to bottom is deviated by an angle of <NUM> degrees in the clockwise direction. From the top view, the oblique cuts <NUM> have an angle of <NUM> degrees in the counterclockwise direction relative to the longitudinal cuts <NUM> on the adjacent side pressing portion <NUM>.

This embodiment differs from the embodiment <NUM> is only in the anchor body <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the anchor body <NUM> includes a side pressing portion <NUM> integrally formed by a plurality of layers of circular truncated cones, and an abutment portion <NUM> integrally formed on the top of the side pressing portion <NUM>. The abutment portion <NUM> has a circular truncated cone shape, and the taper of the abutment portion <NUM> is greater than or equal to the taper of the circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion <NUM>. At least two oblique cuts <NUM> are uniformly formed on a circumference of the abutment portion <NUM> in the circumferential direction. Each oblique cut <NUM> has a shallow cutting depth at a position close to the top end of the abutment portion <NUM>, and has a deep cutting depth at a position close to the lower end of the abutment portion <NUM>. Longitudinal cuts <NUM>, which are equal in number to the oblique cuts <NUM>, are uniformly formed on a circumference of each circular truncated cone of the side pressing portion <NUM> in the circumferential direction. Each longitudinal cut <NUM> cuts the circular truncated cone of the abutment portion <NUM> in the vertical direction. From the top view, the positions of the longitudinal cuts <NUM> on the adjacent circular truncated cones from top to bottom is deviated by an angle of <NUM> degrees in the counterclockwise direction. From the top view, the oblique cuts <NUM> have an angle of <NUM> degrees in the clockwise direction relative to the longitudinal cuts <NUM> on the adjacent side pressing portion <NUM>.

Claim 1:
A suture anchor, comprising an anchor head (<NUM>) and an anchor body (<NUM>), wherein a threading hole (<NUM>) is formed on the anchor head (<NUM>), the anchor body (<NUM>) comprises a laterally pressing portion (<NUM>) integrally formed by a plurality of layers of circular truncated cones, and at least two opposite longitudinal cuts (<NUM>) are formed on each circular truncated cone of the laterally pressing portion (<NUM>); from a direction close to the anchor head (<NUM>) to a direction away from the anchor head (<NUM>), positions of the longitudinal cuts (<NUM>) on adjacent circular truncated cones are deviated toward a same side, the anchor body (<NUM>) further comprises an abutment portion (<NUM>) located at an end of the laterally pressing portion (<NUM>) close to the anchor head (<NUM>), characterized in that a first arc surface (<NUM>) that is concave from both sides to the middle is formed on bottom of the anchor head (<NUM>), and a second arc surface (<NUM>) that protrudes from both sides to the middle is formed on top of the abutment portion (<NUM>), and the second arc surface and the first arc surface (<NUM>) fit with each other, wherein the number of longitudinal cuts (<NUM>) on each circular truncated cone of the laterally pressing portion (<NUM>) is two; in a state where the first arc surface (<NUM>) abuts on the second arc surface (<NUM>), a side edge of a longitudinal cut (<NUM>) on the circular truncated cone nearest to the anchor head (<NUM>) directly faces the threading hole (<NUM>), and the other side edge of the longitudinal cut (<NUM>) on the circular truncated cone furthest from the anchor head (<NUM>) directly faces the threading hole (<NUM>), and a plurality of oblique cuts (<NUM>) are uniformly formed on a circumference of the abutment portion (<NUM>) in a circumferential direction, a cutting depth of the oblique cut (<NUM>) at a position near a lower end of the abutment portion (<NUM>) is greater than a cutting depth at a position near a top end of the abutment portion (<NUM>).