US Patent No: 6,939,355
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Bone anchors for bone anchor implantation device
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Sep 6, 2005
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May 26, 2000
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09/579,909
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Abstract
Bone anchors and bone anchor implantation devices can be used to maintain or improve urinary continence by suspending or stabilizing the bladder neck of a patient. The bone anchors have a generally cone-shaped head with two or more cutting edges which reduce the amount of force required to implant the bone anchor into bone.
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| 4,898,156 Suture anchor | 262 | 1987 | |
| 4,899,743 Suture anchor installation tool | 202 | 1987 | |
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| 5,046,513 Method for anchoring suture to bone | 293 | 1989 | |
| 4,946,468 Suture anchor and suture anchor installation tool | 252 | 1989 | |
| 4,997,433 Endosteal fixation stud and system | 122 | 1990 | |
| 5,002,550 Suture anchor installation tool | 276 | 1990 | |
| 5,013,316 Soft tissue anchor system | 252 | 1990 | |
| 5,078,730 Holder for suture anchor assembly | 77 | 1990 | |
| 5,217,486 Suture anchor and installation tool | 203 | 1992 | |
| 5,192,303 Suture anchor | 160 | 1992 | |
| 5,207,679 Suture anchor and installation tool | 251 | 1992 | |
| 5,441,502 System and method for re-attaching soft tissue to bone | 59 | 1993 | |
| 5,505,735 Surgical anchor and method for using the same | 92 | 1993 | |
| 5,578,057 Anchoring device installation tool assembly and method | 78 | 1993 | |
| 5,417,712 Bone anchor | 158 | 1994 | |
| 5,683,418 Wedge shaped suture anchor and method of implantation | 81 | 1994 | |
| 5,520,696 Bone anchor installation tool | 52 | 1994 | |
| 5,522,845 Bone anchor and bone anchor installation | 139 | 1994 | |
| 5,725,557 Suture anchor | 81 | 1996 | |
| 5,814,051 Suture anchor insertion system | 61 | 1997 | |
| 5,851,219 Suture anchor assembly | 48 | 1997 | |
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| 4,527,726 Bone stapler | 46 | 1983 | |
| 5,203,784 Bioabsorbable tack for joining bodily tissue and apparatus for deploying same | 107 | 1991 | |
| 5,470,334 Bioabsorbable interference bone fixation screw | 168 | 1992 | |
| 5,500,001 Suture anchor for soft tissue fixation | 59 | 1994 | |
| 5,472,452 Rectilinear anchor for soft tissue fixation | 165 | 1994 | |
| 5,501,683 Suture anchor for soft tissue fixation | 104 | 1994 | |
| 5,607,432 Threaded suture anchor retriever | 48 | 1995 | |
| 5,591,207 Driving system for inserting threaded suture anchors | 108 | 1995 | |
| 5,690,649 Anchor and anchor installation tool and method | 180 | 1995 | |
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| 5,180,388 Bone pinning system | 76 | 1990 | |
| 5,037,422 Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone | 304 | 1990 | |
| 5,041,129 Slotted suture anchor and method of anchoring a suture | 450 | 1990 | |
| 5,100,417 Suture anchor and driver assembly | 237 | 1990 | |
| 5,152,790 Ligament reconstruction graft anchor apparatus | 176 | 1991 | |
| 5,258,016 Suture anchor and driver assembly | 263 | 1992 | |
| 5,236,445 Expandable bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone | 259 | 1992 | |
| 5,423,860 Protective carrier for suture anchor | 140 | 1993 | |
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| 4,960,420 Channel ligament clamp and system | 165 | 1988 | |
| 4,870,957 Ligament anchor system | 312 | 1988 | |
| 5,019,079 Bone screw | 100 | 1989 | |
| 5,411,506 Anchor driver | 62 | 1994 | |
| 5,573,548 Suture anchor | 167 | 1994 | |
| 5,752,963 Suture anchor driver | 79 | 1996 | |
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| 5,336,225 Bone fastening device | 32 | 1992 | |
| 5,464,425 Medullary suture anchor | 48 | 1994 | |
| 5,522,843 Apparatus for attaching soft tissue to bone | 106 | 1994 | |
| 5,728,100 Medullary Anchor | 11 | 1995 | |
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| 4,576,167 Surgical stapler apparatus with curved shaft | 276 | 1981 | |
| 5,040,715 Apparatus and method for placing staples in laparoscopic or endoscopic procedures | 533 | 1989 | |
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| 5,653,373 Arcuate apparatus for applying two-part surgical fasteners | 185 | 1994 | |
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| 4,938,760 Female suspension procedure | 125 | 1989 | |
| 5,520,700 Stapler device particularly useful in medical suturing | 296 | 1993 | |
| 5,807,403 Medical anchor device with suture thread and method for implantation into bone | 141 | 1996 | |
| 5,972,000 Non-linear anchor inserter device and bone anchors | 147 | 1996 | |
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| 4,513,747 Hard tissue surgical needle | 23 | 1982 | |
| 4,889,119 Surgical fastener made from glycolide-rich polymer blends | 83 | 1988 | |
| 5,242,457 Surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures | 268 | 1992 | |
| 5,618,314 Suture anchor device | 111 | 1993 | |
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| 5,370,662 Suture anchor assembly | 261 | 1993 | |
| 5,443,482 Suture anchor assembly | 152 | 1994 | |
| 5,824,011 Suture anchor assembly | 110 | 1996 | |
| 6,139,565 Suture anchor assembly | 77 | 1998 | |
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| 5,591,163 Apparatus and method for laparoscopic urethropexy | 91 | 1995 | |
| 5,643,288 Apparatus and method for laparoscopic urethropexy | 48 | 1995 | |
| 5,697,931 Apparatus and method for laparoscopic urethopexy | 78 | 1995 | |
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| 5,037,426 Procedure for verifying isometric ligament positioning | 65 | 1988 | |
| 5,129,902 Endosteal ligament retainer and process | 143 | 1990 | |
| 5,141,520 Harpoon suture anchor | 223 | 1991 | |
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| 5,116,338 Apparatus for knee prosthesis | 88 | 1991 | |
| 5,217,462 Screw and driver | 81 | 1991 | |
| 5,814,070 Suture anchor and driver | 111 | 1996 | |
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| 5,268,001 Bone fastener | 273 | 1991 | |
| 5,725,529 Bone fastener | 138 | 1993 | |
| 5,814,071 Suture anchor assembly and methods | 117 | 1996 | |
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| 4,289,124 Surgical appliance for the fixation of fractured bones | 58 | 1978 | |
| 4,278,091 Soft tissue retainer for use with bone implants, especially bone staples | 103 | 1980 | |
| 5,792,142 Cutting tip | 40 | 1996 | |
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| 4,438,769 Medical staple device | 102 | 1982 | |
| 4,454,875 Osteal medical staple | 201 | 1982 | |
| 5,057,112 Pneumatically powered orthopedic broach | 39 | 1990 | |
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| 5,203,787 Suture retaining arrangement | 244 | 1990 | |
| 5,527,342 Method and apparatus for securing soft tissues, tendons and ligaments to bone | 178 | 1993 | |
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| 5,782,862 Suture anchor inserter assembly and method | 101 | 1996 | |
| 5,814,072 Method and apparatus for use in anchoring a suture | 96 | 1996 | |
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| 5,544,664 Method of advancing a suture through tissue | 115 | 1994 | |
| 5,938,686 Method of installing bone anchor | 21 | 1997 | |
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| 5,030,219 Glenoid component installation tools | 107 | 1990 | |
| 5,643,320 Soft tissue anchor and method | 168 | 1995 | |
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| 4,535,768 Set of surgical instruments | 114 | 1982 | |
| 4,784,126 Surgical device | 107 | 1987 | |
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| 4,750,492 Absorbable suture apparatus, method and installer | 310 | 1985 | |
| 5,067,956 Apparatus for fastening a medical implant | 28 | 1990 | |
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| 5,190,543 Anchoring device | 206 | 1991 | |
| 5,180,382 Bone screw | 60 | 1991 | |
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| 5,156,616 Apparatus and method for suture attachment | 218 | 1992 | |
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| 4,537,185 Cannulated fixation screw | 219 | 1983 | |
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| 5,868,789 Removable suture anchor apparatus | 124 | 1997 | |
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| 5,098,435 Cannula | 162 | 1990 | |
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| 4,969,892 Suturing anchoring device for use in a female suspension procedure | 98 | 1990 | |
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| 5,725,541 Soft tissue fastener device | 102 | 1997 | |
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| 6,264,677 Wedge screw suture anchor | 36 | 1999 | |
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| 5,690,677 Method for installing a suture anchor through a cannulated tissue-shifting guide | 52 | 1996 | |
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| 4,873,977 Stapling method and apparatus for vesicle-urethral re-anastomosis following retropubic prostatectomy and other tubular anastomosis | 207 | 1987 | |
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| 6,053,935 Transvaginal anchor implantation device | 165 | 1996 | |
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| 5,842,478 Method of securing a bone anchor | 120 | 1996 | |
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| 5,437,603 Apparatus and method for implanting prostheses within periurethral tissues | 77 | 1993 | |
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| 5,061,181 Dental implant including plural anchoring means | 124 | 1989 | |
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| 4,421,112 Tibial osteotomy guide assembly and method | 156 | 1982 | |
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| 5,951,543 Delivery system and method for surgical laser | 37 | 1997 | |
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| 5,538,427 Subperiosteal bone anchor | 29 | 1993 | |
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| 4,738,255 Suture anchor system | 318 | 1986 | |
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| 4,632,100 Suture anchor assembly | 310 | 1985 | |
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| 5,674,247 Staple and tread assembly particularly for use in power-driven staplers for medical suturing | 43 | 1995 | |
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| 5,702,397 Ligament bone anchor and method for its use | 206 | 1996 | |
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| 5,782,865 Stabilizer for human joints | 117 | 1996 | |
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| 4,365,624 External bone-anchoring element | 61 | 1979 | |
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| 5,868,747 Directional bone fixation device | 31 | 1997 | |
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| 5,681,352 Method and apparatus for anchoring surgical ties to bone | 64 | 1996 | |
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| 5,102,421 Suture anchor and method of forming | 235 | 1990 | |
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| 5,584,695 Bone anchoring apparatus and method | 81 | 1994 | |
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| 5,167,665 Method of attaching objects to bone | 100 | 1991 | |
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| 4,872,451 Glenohumeral ligament repair | 97 | 1987 | |
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| 4,456,006 Contracting bone clip | 40 | 1983 | |
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| 5,662,654 Bone anchor, insertion tool and surgical kit employing same | 60 | 1995 | |
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| 6,440,154 Protective sheath for transvaginal anchor implantation device | 29 | 2001 | |
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| 5,403,344 Multi-faceted surgical needle | 9 | 1993 | |
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| 5,125,553 Surgical suturing instrument and method | 82 | 1990 | |
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| 5,019,078 Bone screw | 41 | 1989 | |
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| 4,739,751 Apparatus and method for reconstructive surgery | 153 | 1986 | |
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| 5,084,050 Implant for bone reinforcement and for anchoring bone screws, implants and implant parts | 283 | 1989 | |
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| 4,784,138 Method for implanting retinal tack | 31 | 1987 | |
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| 5,112,344 Surgical instrument and method of utilization of such | 239 | 1991 | |
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| 5,366,479 Surgical staple for attaching an object to body tissue | 275 | 1993 | |
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| 5,849,004 Surgical anchor | 178 | 1996 | |
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| 5,611,515 Bladder neck suspension procedure | 225 | 1993 | |
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| 5,149,329 Surgical suture carrier and method for urinary bladder neck suspension | 137 | 1990 | |
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| 4,415,111 Stapling devices | 31 | 1981 | |
| 4,409,974 Bone-fixating surgical implant device | 271 | 1981 | |
| 4,422,567 Medical suturing device | 30 | 1981 | |
| 4,664,305 Surgical stapler | 270 | 1985 | |
| 4,632,101 Orthopedic fastener | 183 | 1985 | |
| 4,635,634 Surgical clip applicator system | 94 | 1985 | |
| 4,741,330 Method and apparatus for anchoring and manipulating cartilage | 468 | 1986 | |
| 4,744,353 Method for attaching soft tissue to bone tissue | 106 | 1986 | |
| 4,883,048 Apparatus and method for use in performing a surgical operation | 99 | 1988 | |
| 4,997,434 Prosthetic ligaments and instruments for use in the surgical replacement of ligaments | 82 | 1989 | |
| 4,978,351 Guiding instrument to pierce the bone cortical, auxiliary in the location of the holes for intra-marrow pins | 42 | 1989 | |
| 4,940,467 Variable length fixation device | 151 | 1989 | |
| 5,019,032 Refined suspension procedure with implement for treating female stress incontinence | 117 | 1990 | |
| 5,108,397 Method and apparatus for stabilization of pelvic fractures | 83 | 1990 | |
| 5,372,146 Method and apparatus for re-approximating tissue | 148 | 1990 | |
| 5,064,434 Genitourinary implant | 81 | 1991 | |
| 5,256,133 Device for correcting stress urinary incontinence | 137 | 1991 | |
| 5,176,682 Surgical implement | 208 | 1992 | |
| 5,328,077 Method and apparatus for treating female urinary incontinence | 186 | 1992 | |
| 5,474,543 Single needle apparatus and method for performing retropublic urethropexy | 59 | 1993 | |
| 5,584,835 Soft tissue to bone fixation device and method | 230 | 1994 | |
| 5,636,846 Arrowhead | 13 | 1994 | |
| 5,569,306 Knotless suture anchor assembly | 98 | 1995 | |
| 5,871,503 Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures | 24 | 1995 | |
| 5,720,765 Knotless suture anchor assembly | 178 | 1995 | |
| 5,810,866 Automatic retractable safety penetrating instrument for portal sleeve introduction | 18 | 1996 | |
| 5,683,419 Knotless suture anchor assembly | 123 | 1996 | |
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