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US 10,368,855 B2Granted
Surgical constructs for tissue repair
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorStephen S. Burkhart
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Abstract
Systems and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs employing tensionable knotless anchors, without knot tying. The tensionable knotless anchors may be used by themselves or in combination with additional constructs (which may have a similar or different configuration, i.e., modified according to the specific repair) to achieve novel remplissage and soft tissue repairs.
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A device for tissue repairs, comprising:
- a fixation device comprising a cannulated body, a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a most distal end, and a bore housing a recessed eyelet, said recessed eyelet being located at the most distal end of the fixation device, the bore being in communication with a most distal surface of the most distal end;
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- a tensionable construct secured to the fixation device,
- said tensionable construct comprising a flexible strand and a shuttling device having an eyelet, said shuttling device being provided within the flexible strand, wherein the flexible strand passes through a channel in a body of the recessed eyelet, and wherein both the flexible strand and the shuttling device extend through the cannulated body of the fixation device.
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A device for tissue repairs, comprising:
- a fixation device comprising a cannulated body, a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a most distal end, and a bore therethrough;
- a recessed eyelet separate from the fixation device and housed in the bore, the recessed eyelet being located at the most distal end of the fixation device;
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- a tensionable construct secured to the recessed eyelet, said tensionable construct comprising a flexible strand and a shuttling device within the flexible strand, wherein the flexible strand passes through the cannulated body of the fixation device.
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A device for tissue repairs, comprising:
- a fixation device comprising a cannulated body, a longitudinal axis, and a bore housing a recessed eyelet having a body and a channel disposed in the body of the recessed eyelet, said recessed eyelet being located at a most distal end of the fixation device;
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- a tensionable construct secured to said fixation device,
- said tensionable construct comprising a flexible strand and a shuttling device provided within the flexible strand, wherein the flexible strand passes through the channel of the recessed eyelet, and wherein both the flexible strand and the shuttling device of the tensionable construct extend through the cannulated body of the fixation device,
- wherein the cannulated body of the fixation device encloses the recessed eyelet such that the recessed eyelet is exposed only at the most distal end of the fixation device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.