Claims
- 1. A bone anchor device for attaching connective tissue to bone, said device having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
a toggle member; a body member disposed distally of the toggle member, such that there is an axial space between said toggle member and said body member; and a connecting portion disposed in said axial space and joining said toggle member to said body member; said toggle member being movable between an undeployed position wherein said toggle member has a smaller profile in a direction transverse to said axis and a deployed position wherein said toggle member has a larger profile in said direction transverse to said axis; and said connecting portion deforming when said toggle member is moved from said undeployed position to said deployed position such that said axial space is reduced in length.
- 2. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 1, wherein said body member is tubular.
- 3. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 1, wherein said connecting portion comprises a strut having a proximal end joined to said toggle member and a distal end joined to said body member.
- 4-6. (Canceled)
- 7. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 1, wherein said toggle member is disposed at an acute angle relative to said axis in said undeployed position, and is disposed in a substantially transverse orientation relative to said axis in said deployed position.
- 8. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 1, wherein said connecting portion is formed of a biocompatible relatively ductile material.
- 9. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 8, wherein said biocompatible relatively ductile material comprises annealed metal.
- 10. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 1, wherein a transverse dimension of said toggle member in the undeployed position is substantially the same or less than a transverse dimension of said body member.
- 11. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 10, wherein said transverse dimension of said toggle member in the deployed position is substantially greater than the transverse dimension of said body member.
- 12. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 1, and further comprising a mandrel disposed proximally of said toggle member.
- 13-14. (Canceled)
- 15. A bone anchor device for attaching soft tissue to bone, said device having a longitudinal axis and comprising a toggle member being rotatable from an undeployed position wherein said toggle member has a smaller profile in a direction transverse to said axis and a deployed position wherein said toggle member has a larger profile in said direction transverse to said axis, said toggle member having no structure for attaching suture material thereto.
- 16. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 15, and further comprising a body member disposed distally of said toggle member, such that there is an axial space between said toggle member and said body member, and a connecting portion disposed in said axial space and joining said toggle member to said body member.
- 17. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 16, wherein said connecting portion deforms when said toggle member is rotated from said undeployed position to said deployed position, such that said axial space is reduced in length.
- 18. The bone anchor device as recited in claim 16, wherein said connecting portion comprises a strut having a proximal end joined to said toggle member and a distal end joined to said body member.
- 19-24. (Canceled)
- 25. Apparatus for attaching connective tissue to bone, said apparatus having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
a toggle member; a body member disposed distally of the toggle member, such that there is an axial space between said toggle member and said body member; said toggle member being movable between an undeployed position wherein said toggle member has a smaller profile in a direction transverse to said axis and a deployed position wherein said toggle member has a larger profile in said direction transverse to said axis; and a connecting portion disposed in said axial space and joining said toggle member to said body member.
- 26-44. (Canceled)
- 45. A device for anchoring a suture to tissue or bone, comprising:
a first component adapted to be embedded in bone and having at least one passage therein; a suture having at least a portion extending from the at least one passage; and a second component receivable within the first component such that the first and second components are effective to retain the suture therebetween by compression.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of the filing date of Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/273,137, filed on Mar. 2, 2001, and is also a Continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/781,793, filed on Feb. 12, 2001, expressly incorporated by reference herein, and commonly assigned herewith.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60273137 |
Mar 2001 |
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Continuations (1)
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09876488 |
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10879669 |
Jun 2004 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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09781793 |
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10879669 |
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