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US 12,575,820 B2Granted
Surgical fixation systems and methods
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsSamuel Bachmaier, Coen Wijdicks
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to surgical fixation systems and methods. The surgical fixation systems can include a fixation device and an adjustable loop connected to the fixation device.
Claims20
A surgical fixation system, comprising:
- a button including a top surface, a bottom surface, a first aperture, a second aperture, a suture return aperture, and a bridge arranged between the first aperture and the second aperture;
- an adjustable loop connected to the first aperture and the second aperture, wherein the adjustable loop includes a first spliced section, a first shortening strand extending from the first spliced section, a second spliced section, and a second shortening strand extending from the second spliced section;
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- a locking mechanism established by a combination of the button and the adjustable loop,
- wherein the first shortening strand and the second shortening strand are arranged to extend through the suture return aperture and then under a loop section of the adjustable loop that rests over the bridge to establish the locking mechanism,
- wherein, in a locked position of the locking mechanism, the first shortening strand and the second shortening strand are tensioned against an outer surface of the bridge by the loop section of the adjustable loop.
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A surgical fixation system, comprising:
- a button including a top surface, a bottom surface, a first aperture, a second aperture, a suture return aperture, and a bridge between the first aperture and the second aperture;
- an adjustable loop connected to the first aperture and the second aperture, wherein the adjustable loop includes a first spliced section and a first shortening strand extending from the first spliced section;
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- a locking mechanism established by the button and the adjustable loop,
- wherein the first shortening strand is arranged to extend through the suture return aperture and then under a loop section of the adjustable loop that rests over the bridge to establish the locking mechanism,
- wherein, in a locked position of the locking mechanism, the first shortening strand is tensionable against an outer surface of the bridge by the loop section of the adjustable loop,
- wherein the first shortening strand extends directly from the first spliced section through the suture return aperture,
- wherein the first aperture and the second aperture of the button are axially aligned and are disposed along a central longitudinal axis of the button, and further wherein the suture return aperture is offset from the central longitudinal axis in a direction toward a side wall of the button.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.