JPH11501844A - 軟組織アンカーおよびその方法 - Google Patents
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Abstract
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Claims (1)
- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.骨にねじ込み係合して軟組織の付着点を提供するための、予備組み済みで使 い捨て可能なドライバ付き縫合糸アンカーであって、前記アンカーは、骨に係合 するための外螺子が切ってある本体部分と遠位端部分と近位端部分とを有するよ うに形成され、よって前記アンカーが骨の開口部にねじ込まれた時に前記遠位端 部分が前記開口部の底部に隣接し前記近位端部分が前記開口部の口に隣接するよ うにされており、また、前記アンカーに取り付けてあり前記骨開口部から外向き に延出する自由端を有する縫合糸を有し、前記ドライバは細長く、前記アンカー の前記近位端に係合するための手段を含む遠位端と外科医が把持するための近位 端とを有し、前記ドライバは前記アンカーから延出する縫合糸を受け入れるため の手段も有し、前記ドライバの前記遠位端は、前記アンカーの本体部分に対して 半径方向に広がって、前記開口部の前記口を包囲する前記骨と係合して前記ドラ イバの内部的な前進を制限し、前記ドライバによる前記骨内への前記アンカーの 更なる回転とねじ込みが前記ドライバからの前記アンカーの分離を行うドライバ 付き縫合糸アンカー。 2.前記アンカーの前記近位端はオス頭部を形成するように構成され、前記ドラ イバの前記遠位端は前記オス頭部を受け入れるように構成されたメスソケット開 口部を含むように形成されて前記アンカーの前記近位端と係合するための手段を 提供する請求の範囲1に記載の装置。 3.前記オス頭部と前記メスソケット開口部は四角い形状を有する請求の範囲2 に記載の装置。 4.前記オス頭部は各々にねじ切りしてある4つの隅角を含む請求の範囲3に記 載の装置。 5.前記アンカーの前記ねじ切りしてある本体部分は主直径と副直径とを有する 螺子山を含み、前記アンカーの頭部は前記螺子山の副直径より大きな直径を有す る請求の範囲2に記載の装置。 6.前記ドライバは前記ドライバに前記アンカーを保持する張力で前記縫合糸の 自由端を保持するための手段を含む請求の範囲1に記載の装置。 7.前記アンカーは前記アンカーの前記遠位端から前記アンカーの前記近位端へ 長手方向に延在する第1と第2の通路を含み前記アンカーの前記遠位端でこれら の間にウェブを提供するように形成してあることと、前記縫合糸は前記ウェブ上 に前記アンカーの前記第1の通路を通ってねじ込まれ前記第2の通路を通って戻 り前記縫合糸の自由端は前記アンカーの前記遠位端から離れて延出する請求の範 囲1に記載の装置。 8.前記縫合糸は前記アンカーの負荷を均衡するように前記第1と第2の通路で 可動式になっている請求の範囲7に記載の装置。 9.前記アンカーはプラスチック材料から作成される請求の範囲1に記載の装置 。 10.前記アンカーは吸収性プラスチック材料から作成される請求の範囲1に記 載の装置。 11.前記アンカーは吸収性である請求の範囲1に記載の装置。 12.前記縫合糸は、これを張った時に前記アンカーの長軸にそって圧縮力をか けて前記骨の開口部内で半径方向外向きに前記アンカーを拡大し前記骨内で前記 アンカーの保持力を増大させる請求の範囲1に記載の装置。 13.前記開口部を取り囲むカウンターシンクを有する骨で使用するための請求 の範囲1に記載の装置であって、前記ドライバは前記アンカーに隣接して配置さ れる円錐形の形状の遠位端を含み、前記円錐形の形状の遠位端は前記アンカーか ら前記ドライバを分離するために前記カウンターシンクに係合するように構成さ れる請求の範囲1に記載の装置。 14.前記縫合糸を受け入れるための長手方向に延在する手段は前記縫合糸の自 由端を受け入れるための長手方向に延在するスロットを含む請求の範囲1に記載 の装置。 15.骨を穿孔しねじ切りした開口部にねじ込み係合し、アンカーの軸長より深 い前記開口部に前記骨へ軟組織のための付着点を提供する組み立て済み使い捨て ドライバ付き縫合糸アンカーであって、前記アンカーは、前記骨と係合するため の外螺子が切ってある本体部分と、遠位端部分と近位端部分とを有してなり、前 記アンカーが前記骨の前記ねじ切りしてある開口部にねじ込まれた時に前記遠位 端部分が前記開口部の底部に隣接してここから離れて内腔を残し、前記近位端部 分は前記開口部の口に隣接するように形成してあり、前記アンカーは前記近位端 から前記遠位端へ長手方向に延在する一対の縫合糸開口部と、前記内腔へ前記一 対の開口部の一方へ延出して前記一対の開口部の他方を通って戻り前記アンカー の前記近位端から外向きにはなれて延出する対向する自由端を有するように延在 し前記一対の開口部の内部で移動でき軟組織負荷が前記縫合糸にかかった時に前 記縫合糸の張力を均衡させる縫合糸とを更に有し、前記ドライバは細長で、前記 アンカーの前記近位端とねじ込み係合するための手段を含む遠位端と外科医によ り把持される近位端とを有することを特徴とするドライバ付き縫合糸アンカー。 16.前記ドライバは前記縫合糸の自由端を内部に受け入れるための長手方向に 延在する開口部を含むように形成され、前記ドライバの前記遠位端部分は前記開 口部の口を包囲する前記骨と係合して前記ドライバの内部的な前進を制限し前記 ドライバによる前記骨への前記アンカーの更なる回転とねじ込みで前記ドライバ から前記アンカーを分離するように前記アンカーに対して半径方向に拡大してい る請求の範囲15に記載の装置。 17.前記アンカーの前記近位端はオス頭部を形成するように構成され、前記ド ライバの前記遠位端は前記オス頭部を受け入れて前記アンカーの前記近位端と係 合するための前記手段を提供するように構成されたメスソケット開口部を含むよ うに形成される請求の範囲15に記載の装置。 18.前記オス頭部と前記メスソケット開口部は四角い形状を有する請求の範囲 17に記載の装置。 19.前記ドライバは前記ドライバに前記アンカーを保持する張力で前記縫合糸 の前記自由端を保持するための手段を含む請求の範囲15に記載の装置。 20.前記アンカーはプラスチック材料から作成される請求の範囲15に記載の 装置。 21.前記アンカーは吸収性プラスチック材料から作成される請求の範囲15に 記載の装置。 22.前記アンカーは吸収性である請求の範囲15に記載の装置。 23.前記縫合糸は、これを張った時に前記アンカーの長軸にそって圧縮力をか けて前記骨の開口部内で半径方向外向きに前記アンカーを拡大し前記骨内で前記 アンカーの保持力を増大させる請求の範囲15に記載の装置。 24.骨の開口部にねじ込み嵌合する縫合糸アンカーであって、前記骨に軟組織 のための付着点を提供するためのものであり、前記アンカーは、 前記骨と係合するための外螺子が切ってある本体部分を有し、前記本体部分は 遠位端と、近位端と、前記アンカーの前記遠位端から長手方向に前記アンカーの 前記近位端へ延在してこれらの間に前記アンカーの前記遠位端でウェブを提供す る第1と第2の通路とを備え、更に、 前記ウェブ上へ前記アンカーの前記第1の通路を通って延出し前記第2の通路 を通って戻るようにしてあり前記アンカーの前記近位端から縫合糸の自由端が離 れて延出し、前記縫合糸は前記通路内で移動できるようにしてある縫合糸を有す ることを特徴とする縫合糸アンカー。 25.細長のドライバを有し、このドライバは、前記アンカーの前記近位端を係 合するための手段を含むように形成された遠位端と、前記外科医がこのドライバ 及び前記アンカーを回転して前記アンカーを前記骨にねじ込むために把持するた めの近位端とを有する請求の範囲24に記載の装置。 26.前記ドライバは前記縫合糸の前記自由端を内部に受け入れるための長手方 向に延在するスロットを含むように形成される請求の範囲25に記載の装置。 27.前記ドライバの前記遠位端は前記アンカーの前記本体部分の直径より大き な直径を有して前記ドライバが前記開口部の口を包囲する前記骨と嵌合して前記 ドライバの内部的な前進を阻止して前記ドライバによる前記骨内への前記アンカ ーの更なる回転とねじ込みにより前記挿入されたアンカーから前記ドライバを自 動的に分離する請求の範囲25に記載の装置。 28.前記アンカーの近位端はオス頭部を形成するように構成され前記ドライバ の前記遠位端は前記オス頭部を受け入れるように構成されて前記アンカーの前記 近位端と係合するための前記手段を提供するメスソケット開口部を含むように形 成される請求の範囲25に記載の装置。 29.前記ドライバは前記ドライバに前記アンカーを保持する張力で前記縫合糸 の前記自由端を保持するための手段を含む請求の範囲25に記載の装置。 30.前記縫合糸は前記アンカーの負荷を均衡するように前記第1と第2の通路 で動けるようにしてある請求の範囲24に記載の装置。 31.前記アンカーはプラスチック材料から作成される請求の範囲24に記載の 装置。 32.前記アンカーは吸収性プラスチック材料から作成される請求の範囲24に 記載の装置。 33.前記アンカーは吸収性である請求の範囲24に記載の装置。 34.外螺子を切ってある本体部分を有するアンカーを用いて骨に軟組織を取り 付けるための方法であって、(a)前記骨に、外周近くでスポットフェイス仕上 げした切削領域を有する穴を、第1の所定の深さに穿孔するステップと、(b) 前記穴をタッピングして前記第1の所定の深さより浅い第2の所定の深さまで内 螺子を提供するステップと、(c)前記第1の所定の深さより小さい軸長を有し 前記第2の所定の深さより小さいねじ長を有する前記外螺子アンカーを、前記穴 に挿入し前記アンカーの遠位端が前記穴の底部から離れて内腔を提供するように し前記アンカーの近位端が概して前記穴内に配置され前記アンカーが前記穴の周 囲の前記スポットフェイス仕上した領域に対して前記軟組織を配置するように前 記軟組織と係合する手段を担持するステップと、を含む方法。 35.前記穿孔するステップは前記穴の口を取り囲むカウンターシンクを形成し 前記カウンターシンクの周囲に前記仕上領域が切り取られて前記アンカーの前記 近位端が一般に前記カウンターシンク内部に配置されるようにする請求の範囲3 4に記載の方法。 36.前記挿入ステップは前記アンカーを回転させるためのドライバを使用し、 前記ドライバは前記アンカーよりも大きな直径を有し、よって前記ドライバは前 記カウンターシンクに係合して前記ドライバの内部的前進を阻止し、よって前記 ドライバによる前記骨内への前記アンカーの更なるねじ込み及び回転は、自動的 に前記ドライバを前記挿入されたアンカーから分離する、請求の範囲35に記載 の方法。 37.前記係合手段は前記アンカーの前記近位端に形成されて前記穴から外向き に延出し前記軟組織に進入するスパイクを含む請求の範囲35に記載の方法。 38.前記係合手段は前記アンカーに接続された縫合糸を含む請求の範囲35に 記載の方法。 39.前記アンカーは吸収性である請求の範囲35に記載の方法。 40.前記アンカーはプラスチック材料から作成される請求の範囲35に記載の 方法。 41.骨と係合するための外螺子が切ってある本体部分を有する縫合糸アンカー を用いて前記骨と軟組織を付着させるための方法であって、前記本体部分は遠位 端と、近位端と、前記アンカーの前記遠位端から前記アンカーの前記近位端へ長 手方向に延在する第1と第2の通路とを有し、 (a)前記骨に、穴を第1の所定の深さまで穿孔し、前記穴の外周付近に前記 骨内に切り込んだ仕上領域を有するようにし、前記軟組織のための接触表面を提 供するステップと、 (b)前記穴をタッピングして内螺子を提供するステップと、 (c)前記アンカーに形成された前記第1の通路を通って前記第1と第2の通 路の間の前記アンカーの前記遠位端で材料のウェブ上を通り前記アンカーに形成 された前記第2の通路を通って戻るように緩くねじ込まれた縫合糸を提供して前 記縫合糸の自由端が前記アンカーの前記近位端から離れて延在するようにするス テップと、 (d)前記穴に前記アンカーを挿入して前記アンカーの前記遠位端が前記穴の 底部に隣接し、前記縫合糸の前記自由端が前記穴から外向きに延出するようにす るステップと、 (e)前記縫合糸の前記自由端を前記軟組織に取り付けて前記穴の周囲の前記 仕上領域に対して前記軟組織を配置するステップと、 を含む方法。 42.前記穿孔するステップは前記穴の口を包囲するカウンターシンクを形成し 前記仕上領域が前記カウンターシンクの周囲に切削されて前記アンカーの近位端 が一般に前記カウンターシンク内部に配置される請求の範囲41に記載の方法。 43.前記挿入ステップは、ドライバを使用して前記アンカーを回転させ、前記 ドライバは、前記アンカーよりも大きな直径を有し、よって、前記ドライバが前 記カウンターシンクと係合して前記ドライバの内部的な前進を阻止し、また前記 ドライバによる前記骨内への前記アンカーの更なる回転及びねじ込みにより前記 挿入されたアンカーから前記ドライバを自動的に分離する請求の範囲42に記載 の方法。 44.前記アンカーは吸収性である請求の範囲41に記載の方法。 45.前記アンカーはプラスチック材料から作成される請求の範囲41に記載の 方法。
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