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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen S Burkhart, San Antonio, TX (US);
Donald K Shuler, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606148 ; 606 96 ; 606104 ; 128898 ;
Abstract
A straight, cannulated drill guide having a slidable aiming arm is used to align a multi-functional drillhook for drilling a tunnel in the proximal humerus. The drillhook has a hook slot concealed on the distal end. A perforating suture hook is used to pierce the rotator cuff and to pass suture through the rotator cuff and into position for retrieval by the hook slot, which is activated after drilling the tunnel to pull the suture through tunnel. The rotator cuff is held taut and in position by a retaining suture.