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US 12,533,167 B2Granted
Interosseous coupler
AssigneeNew York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, Maintaining the Hospital for Special Surgery
InventorsAndrew Scott Liszewski, Steve Kichul Lee
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Abstract
A system includes an interosseous coupler and a driver. The interosseous coupler includes a first anchor; a second anchor; and a tether extending between the first anchor and the second anchor. The driver is configured to couple to the first anchor and the second anchor and apply rotational force to the first anchor and the second anchor.
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A system comprising:
- an interosseous coupler comprising:
- a first anchor configured to be implanted within a first bone, the first anchor comprising a first projection extending from a circumferential surface of the first anchor;
- a second anchor spaced longitudinally apart from the first anchor and configured to be implanted within a second bone, the second anchor comprising a second projection extending from a circumferential surface of the second anchor, the first projection configured to contact the second projection to releasably couple the first anchor to the second anchor;
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- a tether extending between the first anchor and the second anchor, the tether comprising a plurality of attached elements;
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- a driver configured to couple to the first anchor and the second anchor and apply rotational force to the first anchor and the second anchor,
- wherein each element of the plurality of attached elements has a tapering width.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a first anchor in a first pilot hole in a first bone using a driver, the first anchor comprising a first projection extending from a circumferential surface of the first anchor;
- positioning a second anchor in a second pilot hole in a second bone opposite the first bone using the driver, the second anchor spaced longitudinally apart from the first anchor and the second anchor comprising a second projection extending from a circumferential surface of the second anchor, the first projection configured to contact the second projection to releasably couple the first anchor to the second anchor, the driver configured to couple to the first anchor and the second anchor and apply rotational force to the first anchor and the second anchor;
- positioning a pawl over a tether using the driver, the tether extending through the first anchor and the second anchor and spanning across an interosseous space between the first anchor and the second anchor, the tether comprising a plurality of attached elements and wherein each element of the plurality of attached elements has a tapering width;
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- adjusting tension along the tether.
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An interosseous coupler comprising:
- a first anchor configured to be implanted within a first bone, the first anchor comprising a first projection extending from a circumferential surface of the first anchor;
- a second anchor spaced longitudinally apart from the first anchor and configured to be implanted within a second bone, the second anchor comprising a second projection extending from a circumferential surface of the second anchor, the first projection configured to contact the second projection to releasably couple the first anchor to the second anchor;
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- a tether extending between the first anchor and the second anchor, the tether comprising a plurality of attached elements, wherein each element of the plurality of attached elements has a tapering width.
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