DIDUCH, DAVID R.,GETELMAN, MARK H.,MARKS, JACOB A.,MILLER, GEROME,RAVENSCROFT, MATTHEW J.,SENGUN, MEHMET Z.,TANG, HOWARD C.,WEITZEL, PAUL P.,WHITTAKER, GREGORY R.
申请号:
CA2910091
公开号:
CA2910091A1
申请日:
2015.10.22
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
Methods and devices are provided for anchoring a ligament or tendon to bone.In oneembodiment, a surgical implant is provided having a sheath and an expanderthat is receivedwithin the sheath. Various delivery tools, including a sheath inserter and adriver, are alsoprovided. In use, the sheath inserter can be used to position a tendon withina prepared bonehole, and it can be used to deliver the sheath with a guidewire coupledthereto into the bone hole.The driver can be provided for delivering the expander into the sheath. Aloader can optionallybe used to load the driver and expander onto the guidewire coupled to theimplanted sheath.