Securos Bone Anchor Product Instructions

The SECUROS Bone Anchor is a simple and effective device for securing suture or monofilament nylon to bone. Surgical applications are many and include:

Attaching monofilament nylon or braided suture adjacent to the fabella in the extracapsular repair techniques of cruciate ligament repair (instead of passing suture around the fabella).
Reconstruction of collateral ligaments in the repair of luxations of the elbow, stifle, hock, etc.
Stabilization of hip luxations using the Single-Suture technique described by Slocum.
Stabilization of shoulder instabilities including tears of the medial glenohumeral ligament.
Reattaching tendon avulsions, or tendon transection such as infraspinatus transection used in the approach to the humeral head for OCD curettage.

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The anchor is composed of a trocar point, cortico-cancellous thread section, suture spindle, break-off point, and an insertion shaft. Once the anchor is placed, the application shaft cleaves off at the break off point. The shaft is discarded and the spindle and threaded portion with your choice of suture material remains firmly embedded in bone.

The only instruments that you will need for application are a pin chuck and 3.2mm drill bit. To use, follow these simple instructions:

Application in the cancellous metaphyseal area of long bones
(such as an anchor for the lateral suture technique in cranial cruciate repair)

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1. Using a pin chuck, drill a 3.2mm hole approximately 15mm (1/2 inch) deep.

2. Place the insertion shaft of anchor into the pin chuck.

3. Place your choice of suture material or monofilament nylon through the hole in the anchor.

4. Screw the anchor to desired depth. You may countersink the anchor.

5. Move the pin chuck back and forth to break off the insertion shaft.

Application in dense cortical bone
(such as the head of the radius or condyle of the humerus in collateral ligament reconstruction).

1. Using a pin chuck or drill, drill a 3.2mm hole approximately 15mm (1/2 inch) deep.

2. Place the anchor into the pin chuck, grasping the entire anchor spindle. Inserting the anchor into hard cortical bone may result in premature cleavage of the insertion shaft if torque is too great.

3. Once the anchor is about halfway inserted, remove the pin chuck and insert suture material or monofilament nylon.

4. Re-grasp at the insertion shaft and complete insertion. You may countersink the anchor.

5. Move the pin chuck back and forth to break off the insertion shaft.