Vector fixation device

Abstract

A fixation apparatus is provided that includes a reception portion on a proximal end of the fixation apparatus. The reception portion couples the fixation apparatus to a tension element, and adjustment of the tension element with respect to the fixation apparatus does not cause a change in a position of the fixation apparatus. The fixation apparatus also includes a chamber in a distal portion of the fixation device. The chamber provides a supportive enclosure for a tension element that runs through the chamber and is anchored at the reception portion, and a force vector of the tension element exiting at the distal end of the fixation device is redirected at an axis independent of the axis of the fixation apparatus from the proximal end to the distal end.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fixation apparatus comprising:
 a reception portion on the proximal end of the fixation apparatus,
 wherein the reception portion couples the fixation apparatus to a tension element, and 
 wherein adjustment of the tension element with respect to the fixation apparatus does not cause a change in a position of the fixation apparatus; and 
   a chamber in a distal portion of the fixation device,
 wherein the chamber provides a supportive enclosure for a tension element that runs through the chamber and is anchored at the reception portion, and 
 wherein a force vector of the tension element exiting at the distal end of the fixation device is redirected at an axis independent of the axis of the fixation apparatus from the proximal end to the distal end. 
   
     
     
         2 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a threaded portion on an outside surface to affix the apparatus in the position in organic tissue. 
     
     
         3 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fixation apparatus is coupled to a tension element via a surgical button anchored at the proximal end of the fixation apparatus. 
     
     
         4 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising anti-migration elements on an outside surface to affix the apparatus in the position in organic tissue. 
     
     
         5 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein reception portion comprises threads that couple the surgical button to the fixation device and a position of the surgical button with respect to the fixation device is adjusted using the threads. 
     
     
         6 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tension element holds a tendon to a bone for healing. 
     
     
         7 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a second tension element additionally runs through the fixation apparatus. 
     
     
         8 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tension element couples the fixation apparatus to a second fixation apparatus through organic tissue. 
     
     
         9 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the button is strategically positioned around sensitive anatomy at a position selected from one of the group consisting of above, flush, and below organic tissue edges. 
     
     
         10 . A method for fractured tissue repair, comprising:
 inserting a fixation device into a first segment of organic tissue along a central axis of the fixation device;   threading a tension element through a chamber portion of the fixation device;   anchoring, at a proximal end of the fixation device, the tension element; and   anchoring the tension element to a second segment of organic tissue such that a force vector of the tension element at the distal end of the fixation device is redirected at an axis independent of the axis of the fixation apparatus from the proximal end to the distal end.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the tension element is anchored at the proximal end to a button, and wherein the fixation device comprises a button reception portion that couples the button to the fixation device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising modifying a tension of the tension element using the surgical button, wherein button reception portion comprises threads that couple the surgical button to the fixation device and the height of the surgical button with respect to the fixation device is adjusted using the threads to modify the tension of the tension element. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein attaching the tension element to an anchor in a second segment comprises placing the tension element to hold a tendon to a bone for healing. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the fixation device further comprises anti-migration elements on an outside surface to affix the apparatus in the position in organic tissue. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein adjustment of the surgical button with respect to the fixation device does not cause a change in a position of the fixation device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the anchor in the second or distal segment is at least one of an additional fixation device and an additional surgical button. 
     
     
         17 . A fixation apparatus comprising:
 a chamber through a fixation device,
 wherein the chamber provides a supportive enclosure for a tension element that runs through the chamber and couples to the fixation device at a proximal end of the fixation device, and 
 wherein a force vector of the tension element at the distal end of the fixation device is redirected at an axis independent of the axis of the fixation apparatus from the proximal end to the distal end; and 
 a tissue engagement portion of the fixation device, 
 wherein an outside surface of the tissue engagement portion includes anti-migration elements to secure the apparatus in the position in organic tissue, 
 wherein a force exerted on the tension element is redirected to secure anatomy, and 
 wherein adjustment of the tension element with respect to the fixation device does not cause a change in a position of the fixation device. 
   
     
     
         18 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the tension element holds a tendon to a bone for healing. 
     
     
         19 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the tension element is additionally anchored to a surgical button through organic tissue. 
     
     
         20 . The fixation apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the tension element couples the fixation apparatus to a second fixation apparatus through organic tissue.