Method and apparatus for aperture fixation by securing flexible material with a knotless fixation device

A knotless aperture fixation system, and method for use thereof, for securing a flexible material (i.e., suture, cable, fiber tape, or any other suitable flexible material) to a nearby tissue using knotless fixation achieved by a compression fit of the flexible material between two smooth surfaces....

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Hauptverfasser:	SANTANGELO STEPHEN, GELFAND JEFFREY, MORGANTI CHRISTINA, COLLINS ROBERT
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	A knotless aperture fixation system, and method for use thereof, for securing a flexible material (i.e., suture, cable, fiber tape, or any other suitable flexible material) to a nearby tissue using knotless fixation achieved by a compression fit of the flexible material between two smooth surfaces. The system comprises a cylindrical or spherical flanged sleeve with threaded upper portion and smooth tapered lower portion is used in conjunction with a headless set screw with a bullet-shaped tip to achieve a compression fit of the flexible material between the smooth tapered lower portion of the sleeve and the smooth bullet-shaped tip of the headless set screw. The system may be used in conjunction with an expanded washer with a recessed lip, a flanged washer, or a bone plate with an opening containing a recessed lip.