MEDICAL IMPLANT HOUSING HAVING ATTACHED SUTURE ANCHORS
Embodiments provide implant housings (IH) having embedded suture anchors comprising a suture anchor loop (SAL) with an anchoring element each end. The SAL allows a suture to be passed through the loop to anchor the housing to selected tissue. Particular embodiments provide IHs having embedded suture...
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Zusammenfassung: | Embodiments provide implant housings (IH) having embedded suture anchors comprising a suture anchor loop (SAL) with an anchoring element each end. The SAL allows a suture to be passed through the loop to anchor the housing to selected tissue. Particular embodiments provide IHs having embedded sutures wherein the suture is embedded in a cured portion (CP) of the housing wall (HW). The suture may be part of a suture assembly having a first and second end portion (EP) and a mid-portion (MP) each of the EP's including an anchoring portion (AP). At least a portion of the HW comprises a cured portion (CP). The first and second SA EP's are embedded in the CP such that the MP forms a loop extending out from the HW outer surface. The embedded AE is configured such that a force for pulling the suture out of the CP exceeds a suture tensile strength. |
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