ANCHOR FOR LEGIMENT AND MUSCLES REINSETION IN CASE OF THEIR SEPARATION FROM BONES AND KEY FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A61B17/04 A61B17/56 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: anchor for legiments and muscles reinsertion in case of separation from the bone comprises a threaded cylindrical portion and a head for the anchor installation and removal key, with hole and slots in the thread on both sides. Grooves are made along the entire length of the thread, a suture hole extends perpendicularly to the side surface and connects slots in the middle part, the key head has a cylindrical shape with flats at the grooves in the thread. The key for installation and removal of the above anchor is T-shaped and includes a handle and a rod. The working end of the rod is a stepwise cup, two opposing recesses are arranged on the lower step, coming from the edges of the rod to the handle. The recess height exceeds the anchor head height by 1 mm, while the walls of the lower cup step are flat from the inside at anchor head flats. The side wall of the rod contains an inclined channel extending to the upper step of the cup for suture withdrawal from the rod cavity, the channel outlet opening is located in a plane perpendicular to the side recesses plane.

EFFECT: structural strength to secure the suture, suturing without any contact with the cutting edge of the anchor.

2 cl, 6 dwg