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US 11,452,518 B2Granted
Circular suture constructs and methods for use
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Best, Tyler Esposito, Colin Baker, Arley Perez, III
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Abstract
A suture construct includes, inter alia, a sheath and a flexible strand threaded through the sheath to configure the sheath in a circular or oblong shape. The suture construct may be utilized in various tissue reconstruction procedures. The suture construct can be connected to a second suture construct to form a surgical assembly.
Claims22
A suture construct, comprising:
- a sheath including a tubular body having a first open end, a second open end, a first splice point, a second splice point, a third splice point, a non-deployed state, and a deployed state, wherein the sheath is configured in a circular shape when in the non-deployed state, the first open end faces and is adjacent to the second open end, the first open end is substantially parallel to the second open end, and the sheath defines a perimeter;
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- a flexible strand threaded through the sheath to establish a bridge configuration, the flexible strand including a first strand portion having a first free end that extends through the first splice point of the sheath and a second strand portion that extends through the second splice point and through the third splice point, and the first strand portion crosses over the second strand portion outside of the sheath to establish the bridge configuration, and the first strand portion crosses over the second strand portion to establish the bridge configuration at a location substantially in a center of a space defined by the perimeter when the sheath is in the non-deployed state.
A suture construct, comprising:
- a sheath including a tubular body having a first open end, a second open end, a first splice point, second splice point, a non-deployed state, and a deployed state wherein the first open end faces and is adjacent to the second open end, the first open end is substantially parallel to the second open end, and the sheath defines a perimeter;
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- a flexible strand threaded through the sheath to establish a bridge configuration, wherein the flexible strand includes a first strand portion having a first free end outside the sheath, a second strand portion having a second free end outside the sheath, the first strand portion extends through the first splice point of the sheath, and the second strand portion extends through the second splice point of the sheath, and the first strand portion crosses over the second strand portion to establish the bridge configuration at a location substantially in a center of a space defined by the perimeter when the sheath is in the non-deployed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.