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US 12,599,473 B2Granted
Tensionable knotless tissue repair systems and surgical methods
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsPeter J. Dreyfuss, Kyle Anderson, Neal S. ElAttrache
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Abstract
Tensionable knotless tissue repair systems and methods are provided for reducing and fixating tissue to bone. The proposed systems and methods may utilize one or more soft suture staple assemblies and one or more knotless suture anchors for reducing and fixating tissue to bone. The soft suture staple assemblies and knotless suture anchors may be used as part of a multi-row fixation technique for providing a desired area of footprint compression over top of the tissue.
Claims19
A surgical method, comprising:
- inserting a soft suture staple assembly through a tissue and into a bone that underlies the tissue,
- wherein the soft suture staple assembly includes a first suture sheath, a second suture sheath, and a suture routed through a bore of each of the first suture sheath and the second suture sheath to form a closed loop that interconnects the first suture sheath and the second suture sheath,
- wherein inserting the soft suture staple assembly includes simultaneously inserting the first suture sheath and the second suture sheath of the soft suture staple assembly through the tissue and into the bone;
- inserting a knotless suture anchor into the bone at a position that is lateral to the soft suture staple assembly;
- connecting a suture of the knotless suture anchor to a portion of the closed loop that extends over top of the tissue;
- and
- securing the suture back to the knotless suture anchor.
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A surgical method, comprising:
- inserting a soft suture staple assembly through a tissue and into a bone, wherein the soft suture staple assembly includes a first sheath, a second suture sheath, and a suture routed through a bore of each of the first suture sheath and the second suture sheath to form a closed loop that interconnects the first suture sheath and the second suture sheath;
- connecting a suture of a knotless suture anchor to a portion of the closed loop that extends over top of the tissue;
- tensioning the suture to compress the portion of the closed loop against the tissue;
- and
- fixating the suture relative to the bone with the knotless suture anchor.
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A surgical method, comprising:
- inserting a first suture sheath of a soft suture staple assembly through a tissue and into a bone that underlies the tissue, wherein the soft suture staple assembly includes the first suture sheath, a second suture sheath, and a first suture routed through a bore of each of the first sheath and the second sheath to form a closed loop that interconnects the first suture sheath and the second suture sheath;
- after inserting the first suture sheath, inserting the second suture sheath of the soft suture staple assembly through the tissue and into the bone,
- wherein, after inserting the first suture sheath and the second suture sheath through the tissue and into the bone, a portion of the closed loop extends over top of the tissue;
- inserting a knotless suture anchor into the bone at a position that is lateral to the soft suture staple assembly;
- looping a second suture of the knotless suture anchor around the portion of the closed loop that extends over top of the tissue;
- and
- securing the second suture back to the knotless suture anchor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.