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US 11,076,845 B2Granted
Methods and procedures for ligament repair
AssigneeChildren's Medical Center Corporation
InventorMartha M. Murray
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Abstract
Methods and devices for the repair of a ruptured ligament using a scaffold device are provided. Aspects of the invention may include a scaffold attached by a suture to an anchor. In aspects of the invention, the anchor may be secured to a bone near or at the repair site.
Claims8
A method for repairing a ligament exposed to synovial fluid, comprising:
- threading a suture through an anchor, the anchor positioned on the first bone to resist load directed through the synovial fluid;
- threading the suture through a scaffold;
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- connecting the suture to a ruptured end of the ligament, the ruptured end of the ligament connected to a second bone.
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