Richard G Pellegrino

US Patent:

20070270854, Nov 22, 2007

Filed:

Mar 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/393504

Inventors:

Zhigang Li - Hillsborough NJ, US
Kevin Cooper - Flemington NJ, US
Raymond Shissias - Iselin NJ, US
Richard Pellegrino - Upton MA, US
Douglas LaSota - Saugus MA, US
Jonathan Fanger - Fall River MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/58

US Classification:

606072000

Abstract:

A bone anchoring device for securing suture or cable within a bone hole of a bone includes an anchor member and a cable. The anchor member includes engagement ribs and an axial cutout. The axial cutout further includes a cutout surface and at least one pin that extends radially outward from the cutout surface. The cable is secured to the anchor member by penetrating the cable with the pins that extend radially from the axial cutout surface, such that the cable distal end aligns with the anchor distal end and that the cable proximal end extends beyond the anchor proximal end. This results in a bone anchoring device in which failure due to low pullout strength of the cable is greatly minimized or eliminated.