JPH10505249A - 縫合糸付設装置 - Google Patents
縫合糸付設装置Info
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Abstract
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Claims (1)
- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.2つの端部を有する縫合糸を組織に固定するための装置であって、 近接表面と遠方表面とを有する台座要素にして、近接表面及び遠方表面間に縫 合糸の一方の端部を受けるための第1の通路を軸線方向に於て有する台座要素と 、 近接端部と遠方端部とを有する錠止要素にして、該錠止要素が台座要素の近接 表面と係合する第1の位置から、錠止要素が前記第1の通路内に配設され、該第 1の通路内で錠止要素及び台座要素間に縫合糸を捕捉する第2の位置へと移動す るようになっている錠止要素と、 から構成される装置。 2.錠止要素が台座要素の近接表面から伸延する請求項1の装置。 3.錠止要素が、該錠止要素の周囲壁に画定される第2の通路を含み、該第2 の通路が、第1の通路と連通しそれにより、錠止要素が第1の位置にある時の、 縫合糸に関しての装置の横断方向移動を可能とする請求項1の装置。 4.第2の通路が、錠止要素の周囲壁に画定される孔に於て終端する請求項3 の装置。 5.第2の通路が錠止要素の長手方向軸線に関し鋭角に配設される請求項4の 装置。 6.第1の通路が実質的に一様な断面を有している請求項1の装置。 7.錠止要素が脆性膜により台座要素に固定される請求項2の装置。 8.脆性膜が実質的に環状であり、錠止要素の遠方端部の周囲を完全に伸延す る請求項7の装置。 9.脆性膜が連続性を有さず、また非脆性部分により分割された別個の脆性膜 を含んでいる請求項7の装置。 10.第1の通路が、錠止要素の長さと同等の深さを有しそれにより、第2の 位置にある場合に於て、錠止要素は第1の通路内に完全に配設される請求項1の 装置。 11.錠止要素の周囲壁の孔が、隣接する脆性膜から錠止要素の近接端部から 遠くなる位置に向けて伸延する請求項7の装置。 12.錠止要素が台座要素と実質的に直交する請求項7の装置。 13.台座要素がワッシャ形状を有する請求項1の装置。 14.錠止要素が台座要素の近接表面上で中央に位置付けられる請求項12の 装置。 15.脆性膜が、錠止要素の長手方向軸線と実質的に平行で且つ台座要素の半 径方向軸線と実質的に直交する力によって錠止要素が第1の位置から第2の位置 へと移動された時に破壊されるようになっている請求項7の装置。 16.錠止要素が、該錠止要素の近接端部と一体で且つ錠止要素の半径方向外 側に伸延するフランジを有しそれにより、錠止要素が第2の位置にある時、該フ ランジが台座要素の近接端部と係合し、台座要素が組織に近接する方向に移動す るのが防止される請求項1の装置。 17.縫合糸を受けるための少なくとも1つの溝がフランジに画定される請求 項16の装置。 18.フランジの外側縁部に溝が画定される請求項17の装置。 19.縫合糸と、該縫合糸を組織に固定するための装置との組み合せ体であっ て、 可撓性の縫合糸と、 近接表面及び遠方表面を有し、縫合糸を受けるための通路が貫いて形成された 台座要素と、 台座要素と係合する錠止要素と、 錠止要素及び台座要素を連結する脆性膜にして、錠止要素が、該錠止要素の遠 方端部が台座要素の近接表面と係合する第1の位置から、脆性膜が破壊され且つ 錠止要素が第1の通路内に配設されて該第1の通路内で錠止要素及び台座要素間 に縫合糸を捕捉する第2の位置へと移動するようになっている脆性膜と、 を含む組み合せ体。 20.縫合糸を使用して組織を固定するための方法であって、 縫合糸を組織に通すこと、 縫合糸を、組織と接触する台座要素と、脆性膜により台座要素に連結された錠 止要素とを有する装置にして、台座要素及び錠止要素が各々、該台座要素及び錠 止要素を貫いて画定され且つ相互連結された通路を有し、該通路が、縫合糸に沿 っての装置の移動を可能としてなる装置と係合させること、 縫合糸に沿って装置を、台座要素が組織と接触するまで移動させること、 脆性膜を破壊することにより台座要素内に錠止要素を配設しそれにより、錠止 要素と台座要素との間に縫合糸を捕捉すること、 を包含する方法。 21.縫合糸保持装置であって、 近接表面と、遠方表面とを有する台座にして、遠方表面から台座を貫いて近接 表面に向けて伸延し且つ内面を有する内側通路を有する台座と、 近接端部と、遠方端部と、該近接端部及び遠方端部を連結する側部とを有する 錠止要素と、 錠止要素の近接表面を台座の遠方表面に連結する脆性膜にして、縫合糸が通過 し得る少なくとも1つの孔を有する脆性膜と、 を含み、 前記錠止要素が、該錠止要素が台座の通路を越えて配向される第1の位置から 、錠止要素が台座の通路の内部に摩擦係合する第2の位置へと可動であり、錠止 要素が第1の位置から第2の位置に移動することにより脆性膜が破壊されると共 に、錠止要素の側部と通路の内面との間に、脆性膜の少なくとも1つの孔に通過 した任意の縫合糸を捕捉する配列構成とされた縫合糸保持装置。 22.組織を、近接端部及び遠方端部を有する縫合糸を使用して固定するため の方法であって、 縫合糸の遠方端部を組織に通すこと、 近接端部と、遠方端部と、内面とを有する台座要素にして、前記近接端部、遠 方端部、内面が、台座要素の遠方端部から台座を貫き、該台座要素の近接端部に 向けて伸延する内側通路を画定してなる台座要素を準備すること、 縫合糸の遠方端部を台座要素の内側通路に通すことにより台座要素の近接端部 を組織と接触させ且つ縫合糸の遠方端部を台座要素の遠方端部に隣り合わせるこ と、 近接端部と、遠方端部と、これら近接端部及び遠方端部を連結する側部とを有 する錠止要素を準備すること、 錠止要素を台座要素の内側通路内部に配置しそれにより、縫合糸を、前記側部 と、台座要素の内側表面との間に摩擦によって捕捉し、錠止要素の遠方表面を台 座要素の近接端部と接触させること、 を含んでなる、組織を、近接端部及び遠方端部を有する縫合糸を使用して固定 するための方法。 23.組織を、近接端部及び遠方端部を有する縫合糸を使用して固定するため の方法であって、 縫合糸の遠方端部を組織に通すこと、 縫合糸保持装置にして、近接端部と、遠方端部と、内面とを有する台座部材に して、該台座部材の遠方端部及び内面が、該台座要素の遠方端部から該台座要素 を貫いて該台座要素の近接端部へと伸延する内側通路を画定してなる台座要素と 、近接端部と、遠方端部と、これら近接端部と遠方端部とを連結する側部とを有 する錠止要素にして、該錠止要素の近接端部が該錠止要素の遠方端部に連結され てなる錠止要素と、を含む縫合糸保持装置を準備すること、 縫合糸を、台座要素の内側通路に通すことにより、台座要素の近接端部を組織 と接触させ且つ縫合糸の遠方端部を台座要素の遠方端部に隣り合わせること、 錠止要素の遠方端部に、錠止要素の遠方端部と、錠止要素の近接端部と、台座 要素の内側通路とを含む軸線に沿って力を加えることにより、錠止要素と台座要 素との間の連結部を破壊すること、 錠止要素を台座要素の内側通路内に配設しそれにより、縫合糸を、側部と、台 座要素の内側表面との間に摩擦により捕捉し、錠止要素の遠方表面を台座要素の 近接端部と接触させること、 を含んでなる、組織を、近接端部及び遠方端部を有する縫合糸を使用して固定 するための方法。
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