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AssigneeCeterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
InventorsJustin D. Saliman, Brad S. Culbert, Alexander Jasso, Michael J. Hendricksen, John G. McCutcheon, Christopher P. Bender, Michael Murillo
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Methods for repairing a meniscus, and particularly a torn meniscus. A method of repairing a meniscus may include using a suture passer to pass a suturing element from the region between the superior surface of the meniscus and the femoral condyle, through the meniscus tissue, into the region between the inferior surface of the meniscus and the tibial plateau, across the inferior surface of the meniscus, and back to the superior surface of the meniscus, without deeply penetrating the posterior capsular region of the knee. Equivalently, the suture element may be passed from the inferior surface of the meniscus to the superior surface and back to the inferior surface.
A method of arthroscopically placing a suture around a portion of meniscus without penetrating a meniscocapsular region of the meniscus, the method comprising using a suture passer to:
A method of arthroscopically placing a suture around a tear of a meniscus with a suture passer, the method comprising:
A method of arthroscopically joining torn surfaces of a meniscal tear of the knee comprising:
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