US5405359A
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Toggle wedge
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-04-29
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Granted: 1995-04-11
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Expires: 2014-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A toggle wedge is hereof depicted that serves as a suture anchor in bone or soft tissue to which further soft tissue can be sutured in close opposition thereto which wedge is made up of a top portion characterized by the presence of a barbed tip, three smooth sides, one side with two paired suture entry holes in its upper portion, a centrally located suture exit hole at the bottom of this upper portion, an outwardly inclined stop face separating this side's upper portion and this sides lower portion, a tooth centered on the bottom portion of a rounded notch cut into the lower part of this lower portion and a base containing a centrally located suture entry hole and two paired suture exit holes found in an inclined portion of the base.
Inventors
- 👤 Javi Pierce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/0401; A61B2017/0409; A61B2017/0412; A61B2017/0414; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S606/00; Y10S606/916
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
343 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base made up of a fiat portion and an upwardly inclined portion which said upwardly inclined portion has a bottom boundary line that abounds said fiat portion and an upper boundary line that abounds and is connected to the bottom boundary line of said first lateral side and which said base is connected as well to said front side, said second lateral side, said first lateral side, and said back side;. f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole positioned in the upper half of said second lateral side which said second lateral side is opposite in position to that of said first lateral side; h. a second hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; i. a third hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; j. a fourth hole positioned in the said fiat portion of said base; k. a canal leading from said third hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said fourth hole; l. the said bottom boundary line of which said upwardly inclined portion abuts the circumference of said fourth hole and extends from the bottom of said toggle wedge's said front side to the bottom of said toggle wedge's said back side opposite in position to said front side; m. a fifth hole in said upwardly inclined portion of said base of said toggle wedge; n. a sixth hole in said upwardly inclined portion of said base of said toggle wedge; o. two canals coursing through the said body of said toggle wedge in directions parallel to one another leading one each respectively from said fifth hole and said sixth hole to said first hole and said second hole respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
343 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base made up of a fiat portion and an upwardly inclined portion which said upwardly inclined portion has a bottom boundary line that abounds said fiat portion and an upper boundary line that abounds and is connected to the bottom boundary line of said first lateral side and which said base is connected as well to said front side, said second lateral side, said first lateral side, and said back side;. f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole positioned in the upper half of said second lateral side which said second lateral side is opposite in position to that of said first lateral side; h. a second hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; i. a third hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; j. a fourth hole positioned in the said fiat portion of said base; k. a canal leading from said third hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said fourth hole; l. the said bottom boundary line of which said upwardly inclined portion abuts the circumference of said fourth hole and extends from the bottom of said toggle wedge's said front side to the bottom of said toggle wedge's said back side opposite in position to said front side; m. a fifth hole in said upwardly inclined portion of said base of said toggle wedge; n. a sixth hole in said upwardly inclined portion of said base of said toggle wedge; o. two canals coursing through the said body of said toggle wedge in directions parallel to one another leading one each respectively from said fifth hole and said sixth hole to said first hole and said second hole respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
387 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising. a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base made up of a flat portion and an upwardly inclined portion which said upwardly inclined portion has a bottom boundary line that abounds said fiat portion and an upper boundary line that abounds and is connected to the bottom boundary line of said first lateral side and which said base is connected as well to said front side, said second lateral side, said first lateral side, and said back side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole positioned in the upper haw of said second lateral side which said second lateral side is opposite in position to that of said first lateral side; h. a second hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; i. a third hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; j. a fourth hole positioned in said fiat portion of said base; k. a canal leading from said third hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said fourth hole; l. the said bottom boundary line of which said upwardly inclined portion abuts the circumference of said fourth hole and extends from the bottom of said toggle wedge's said front side to the bottom of said toggle wedge's said back side opposite in position to m. a fifth hole in said upwardly inclined portion of said base of said toggle wedge; n. a sixth hole in said upwardly inclined portion of said base of said toggle wedge; o. two canals coursing through the said body of said toggle wedge in directions parallel to one another leading one each respectively from said fifth hole and said sixth hole to said first hole and said second hole respectively. p. a rounded notch cut out of nearly the lowest part of the lower half of said second lateral side and extending horizontally from said front side to said back side and tapering symmetrically to a sharp tip in the midline of the lowest portion of said notch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
387 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising. a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base made up of a flat portion and an upwardly inclined portion which said upwardly inclined portion has a bottom boundary line that abounds said fiat portion and an upper boundary line that abounds and is connected to the bottom boundary line of said first lateral side and which said base is connected as well to said front side, said second lateral side, said first lateral side, and said back side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole positioned in the upper haw of said second lateral side which said second lateral side is opposite in position to that of said first lateral side; h. a second hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; i. a third hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; j. a fourth hole positioned in said fiat portion of said base; k. a canal leading from said third hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said fourth hole; l. the said bottom boundary line of which said upwardly inclined portion abuts the circumference of said fourth hole and extends from the bottom of said toggle wedge's said front side to the bottom of said toggle wedge's said back side opposite in position to m. a fifth hole in said upwardly inclined portion of said base of said toggle wedge; n. a sixth hole in said upwardly inclined portion of said base of said toggle wedge; o. two canals coursing through the said body of said toggle wedge in directions parallel to one another leading one each respectively from said fifth hole and said sixth hole to said first hole and said second hole respectively. p. a rounded notch cut out of nearly the lowest part of the lower half of said second lateral side and extending horizontally from said front side to said back side and tapering symmetrically to a sharp tip in the midline of the lowest portion of said notch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
180 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base made up of a fiat portion and an upwardly inclined portion which said upwardly inclined portion has a bottom boundary line that abounds said fiat portion and an upper boundary line that abounds and is connected to the bottom boundary line of said first lateral side and which said base is connected as well to said front side, said second lateral side, said first lateral side, and said back side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole centrally positioned in the upper half of said second lateral side; h. a second hole located in said base of said toggle wedge; i. a canal leading from said first hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said second hole.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
180 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base made up of a fiat portion and an upwardly inclined portion which said upwardly inclined portion has a bottom boundary line that abounds said fiat portion and an upper boundary line that abounds and is connected to the bottom boundary line of said first lateral side and which said base is connected as well to said front side, said second lateral side, said first lateral side, and said back side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole centrally positioned in the upper half of said second lateral side; h. a second hole located in said base of said toggle wedge; i. a canal leading from said first hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said second hole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
228 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base made up of a fiat portion and an upwardly inclined portion which said upwardly inclined portion has a bottom boundary line that abounds said fiat portion and an upper boundary line that abounds and is connected to the bottom boundary line of said first lateral side and which said base is connected as well to said front side, said second lateral side, said first lateral side, and said back side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole centrally positioned in the upper half of said second lateral side; h. a second hole located in said base of said toggle wedge; i. a canal leading from said first hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said second hole; j. a rounded notch cut out of nearly the lowest part of the lower half of said second lateral side and extending horizontally from said front side to said back side and tapering symmetrically to a sharp tip in the midline of the lowest portion of said notch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
228 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base made up of a fiat portion and an upwardly inclined portion which said upwardly inclined portion has a bottom boundary line that abounds said fiat portion and an upper boundary line that abounds and is connected to the bottom boundary line of said first lateral side and which said base is connected as well to said front side, said second lateral side, said first lateral side, and said back side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole centrally positioned in the upper half of said second lateral side; h. a second hole located in said base of said toggle wedge; i. a canal leading from said first hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said second hole; j. a rounded notch cut out of nearly the lowest part of the lower half of said second lateral side and extending horizontally from said front side to said back side and tapering symmetrically to a sharp tip in the midline of the lowest portion of said notch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
238 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base connected to said front side, said first lateral side, said back side and said second lateral side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole positioned in the upper haft of said second lateral side which said second lateral side is opposite in position to that of said first lateral side; h. a second hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; i. a third hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side between said first hole and said second hole; j. a fourth hole located in said base of said toggle wedge; k. a canal leading from said third hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said fourth hole; l. a fifth hole in said base of said toggle wedge; m. a sixth hole in said base of said toggle wedge; n. two canals coursing through the body of said toggle wedge in directions parallel to one another leading one each respectively from said fifth hole and said sixth hole to said first hole and said second hole respectively;
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
238 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base connected to said front side, said first lateral side, said back side and said second lateral side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole positioned in the upper haft of said second lateral side which said second lateral side is opposite in position to that of said first lateral side; h. a second hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; i. a third hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side between said first hole and said second hole; j. a fourth hole located in said base of said toggle wedge; k. a canal leading from said third hole through the body of said toggle wedge to said fourth hole; l. a fifth hole in said base of said toggle wedge; m. a sixth hole in said base of said toggle wedge; n. two canals coursing through the body of said toggle wedge in directions parallel to one another leading one each respectively from said fifth hole and said sixth hole to said first hole and said second hole respectively;
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
286 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base connected to said front side, said first lateral side, said back side and said second lateral side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole positioned in the upper haw of said second lateral side which said second lateral side is opposite in position to that of said first lateral side; h. a second hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; i. a third hole positioned in the upper half of said second lateral side between said first hole and said second hole; j. a fourth hole located in said base of said toggle wedge; k. a canal leading from said third hole through the body of said toggle wedges to said fourth hole; l. a fifth hole in said base of said toggle wedge; m. a sixth hole in said base of said toggle wedge; n. two canals coursing through the body of said toggle wedge in directions parallel to one another leading one each respectively from said fifth hole and said sixth hole to said first hole and said second hole respectively; o. a rounded notch cut out of nearly the lowest part of the lower half of said second lateral side and extending horizontally from said front side to said back side and tapering symmetrically to a sharp tip in the midline of the lowest portion of said notch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
286 words
A toggle wedge for anchoring suture thread in bone or soft tissue, comprising: a. a front side; b. a first lateral side connected to said front side; c. a back side connected to said first lateral side; d. a second lateral side connected to said front side and said back side; e. a base connected to said front side, said first lateral side, said back side and said second lateral side; f. a top portion that tapers to a sharp tip; g. a first hole positioned in the upper haw of said second lateral side which said second lateral side is opposite in position to that of said first lateral side; h. a second hole positioned in said upper half of said second lateral side; i. a third hole positioned in the upper half of said second lateral side between said first hole and said second hole; j. a fourth hole located in said base of said toggle wedge; k. a canal leading from said third hole through the body of said toggle wedges to said fourth hole; l. a fifth hole in said base of said toggle wedge; m. a sixth hole in said base of said toggle wedge; n. two canals coursing through the body of said toggle wedge in directions parallel to one another leading one each respectively from said fifth hole and said sixth hole to said first hole and said second hole respectively; o. a rounded notch cut out of nearly the lowest part of the lower half of said second lateral side and extending horizontally from said front side to said back side and tapering symmetrically to a sharp tip in the midline of the lowest portion of said notch.
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