Self-cinching suture construct apparatus
AssigneeINS Ortho, Inc.
InventorChristian N. Anderson
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Abstract
A suture construct apparatus, including a self-cinching suture member having a first strand, a second strand, a sleeve defined on the second strand, and a self-cinching suture member fixed loop with a sheath positioned on the self-cinching suture member. The suture construct apparatus may further include an anchor disposed on the self-cinching suture member, a self-cinching suture member shuttling suture disposed on the self-cinching suture member fixed loop, and a sheath removably disposed around at least a portion of the self-cinching suture member. The first strand may pass through the sleeve and form a self-cinching suture member free end. The first strand may also be axially moveable through the sleeve.
Claims12
A suture construct apparatus, comprising:
- a self-cinching suture member including a first strand, a second strand, and a self-cinching suture member fixed loop;
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- a sacrificial suture including a coupling portion disposed on the self-cinching suture member fixed loop and a sacrificial suture strand,
- wherein the first strand forms a self-cinching suture member free end retained by the sacrificial suture strand, and
- wherein the first and second strands form an adjustable loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.