Patent attributes
The invention concerns a set for fixing a soft tissue, such as a ligament or tendon on a bone, comprising two nails (10) and a member for positioning and setting (30) the nails in the superimposed soft tissue and bone. The two nails comprise a first cylindrical upper portion and a second lower portion formed by a stepped coaxial superposition of inverted cones. The cylindrical portion is provided with a hole for passing through a suture (40) designed to constitute a way for maintaining the soft tissue in position on the bone during healing. The positioning and setting member (3) comprises a handle (31) wherein is nested a cylindrical rod (32) including an end (33). The U-shaped end comprises two branches (35) provided with a blind cylindrical bore designed to receive the cylindrical part of the nails (10). When the nails are secured to the member (30), the suture (40) is maintained by the stop elements (34) of the handle (31).
