Suture threader for bone plate
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorGaser El Zoghbi
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Abstract
A suture threader configured to thread sutures through suture holes in a bone plate, including: a base; a plurality of hooks attached to the base, wherein the plurality of hooks are arranged at positions on the base corresponding the suture holes on the bone plate.
Claims20
A system configured to thread sutures through suture holes in a bone plate, comprising:
- a bone plate comprising a plurality of suture holes;
- and
- a suture threader comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of hooks attached to the base, wherein the plurality of hooks are arranged at positions on the base corresponding to the plurality of suture holes on the bone plate.
A system configured to thread sutures through suture holes in a bone plate, comprising:
- a bone plate comprising a plurality of suture holes;
- and
- a suture threader comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of loops attached to the base, wherein the plurality of loops are arranged at positions on the base corresponding to the plurality of suture holes on the bone plate.
A method for threading sutures through suture holes in a bone plate using a suture threader including a base, a plurality of loops or hooks attached to the base, wherein the plurality of loops or hooks are arranged at positions on the base corresponding to the suture holes on the bone plate, comprising:
- inserting the loops or hooks of the suture threader through suture holes of the bone plate by moving the suture threader towards the bone plate;
- threading sutures through the loops or the hooks of the suture threader;
- pulling the sutures through the suture holes by pulling the loops or hooks out of the suture holes by moving the suture threader away from the bone plate;
- and
- removing the suture from the loops or hooks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.