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US 11,432,813 B2Granted
Surgical fixation systems and methods
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsSamuel Bachmaier, Coen Wijdicks, Stefan Krupp, Adrian Wilson, Patrick Smith, Jacob Jolly
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Abstract
A surgical fixation system can include a fixation device, a loop connected to the fixation device, a graft carried by the loop, and a reinforcement material. Surgical fixation systems can be used in various tissue reconstruction procedures, including but not limited to, ACL and PCL reconstructions. The graft and the reinforcement material may be tensioned independently of one another to avoid stress shielding the graft.
Claims16
A surgical fixation system, comprising:
- a button;
- a loop passed through a first aperture and a second aperture of the button;
- and
- a reinforcement material passed through the first and second apertures of the button,
- wherein the reinforcement material is unattached to the loop and is tensionable separately from the loop,
- wherein a first portion of the reinforcement material is received within the first aperture and a second portion of the reinforcement material is received within the second aperture of the button.
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A surgical fixation system, comprising:
- a button;
- a loop passed through a first aperture and a second aperture of the button;
- a reinforcement material passed through the first and second apertures of the button,
- wherein the reinforcement material is unattached to the loop and is tensionable separately from the loop;
- and
- a screw or a suture anchor configured for attaching an end portion of the reinforcement material that is opposite from the portion of the reinforcement material that is passed through the first and second apertures of the button.
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A surgical fixation system, comprising:
- a button;
- a loop passed through a first aperture and a second aperture of the button;
- a reinforcement material passed through the first and second apertures of the button,
- wherein the reinforcement material is unattached to the loop and is tensionable separately from the loop;
- a passing suture passed through at least one of the first aperture and the second aperture of the button;
- and
- a flipping suture passed through a third aperture of the button.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.