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US 10,022,216 B2Granted
Soft-tissue fixation device
AssigneeCable Fix LLC
InventorsWilliam Ricci, Mark Brinker, Carey Bryant
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Abstract
A system for fixating soft-tissue is described herein. The system includes a soft-tissue fixation device comprising a cable-retention feature. Additionally, the system includes a cable coupleable to the cable-retention feature of the soft-tissue fixation device. The cable is configured to be tensioned to a measurable and adjustable tension.
Claims16
A system for fixating soft-tissue, comprising:
- a soft-tissue fixation device comprising a cable-retention feature;
- and
- a cable coupleable to the cable-retention feature of the soft-tissue fixation device, wherein the cable is configured to be tensioned to a measurable and adjustable tension;
- wherein:
- the soft-tissue fixation device comprises a first plate comprising a first clamping surface and a plurality of tines extending from the first clamping surface, wherein the first plate is configured to be positioned on a first side of a soft-tissue segment and the plurality of tines are configured to extend through the soft-tissue segment;
- the soft-tissue fixation device further comprises a second plate comprising a second clamping surface, the second plate configured to be positioned on a second side of the soft-tissue segment and the second clamping surface configured to face the first clamping surface of the first plate;
- one of the first plate and the second plate comprises at least one spacing member and the other of the first plate and the second plate comprises at least one engagement feature configured to engage the at least one spacing member;
- and
- engagement between the at least one spacing member and the at least one engagement feature maintains a predetermined distance between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface that is more than a length of any one of the tines.
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A method for stapling soft-tissue, the method comprising:
- positioning a first plate on a first side of a soft-tissue segment, wherein the first plate comprises a first clamping surface and a plurality of tines extending from the first clamping surface;
- positioning a second plate on a second side of the soft-tissue segment, wherein the second plate comprises a second clamping surface;
- extending the plurality of tines through the soft-tissue segment;
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- after extending the plurality of tines through the soft-tissue segment, coupling the first plate to the second plate by engaging at least one spacing member of one of the first plate and the second plate with at least one engagement feature of the other of the first plate and the second plate, wherein engagement between the at least one spacing member and the at least one engagement feature maintains a predetermined distance between the first clamping surface and the second clamping;
- wherein:
- the soft-tissue segment is a first soft-tissue segment;
- positioning the first plate on the first side of the first soft-tissue segment further comprises positioning the first plate on a first side of a second soft-tissue segment;
- positioning the second plate on the second side of the first soft-tissue segment further comprises positioning the second plate on a second side of the second soft-tissue segment;
- and
- extending the plurality of tines through the first soft-tissue segment comprises extending a first grouping of the plurality of tines through only the first soft-tissue segment, extending a second grouping of the plurality of tines through only the second soft-tissue segment, and extending a third grouping of the plurality of tines through both the first and second soft-tissue segments to couple the first and second soft-tissue segments together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.