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US 12,661,217 B2Granted
Methods and procedures for ligament repair
AssigneeChildren's Medical Center Corporation
InventorMartha M. Murray
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Abstract
Methods and devices for the repair of a ruptured ligament using a scaffold device are provided. Aspects of the invention may include a scaffold attached by one or more sutures to one or more anchors. In aspects of the invention, the anchors may be secured to a bone near or at the repair site.
Claims14
An arthroscopic repair system, comprising:
- a tissue healing device configured to repair a tissue exposed to synovial fluid and attachable to a first bone and a second bone, the tissue healing device having:
- a porous, hydrophilic implantable material comprising collagen and configured to be positioned between a ruptured end of the tissue and the second bone,
- at least one anchor having an eyelet and configured to be secured to the second bone, and
- at least one suture configured to be threaded through or along the implantable material to position the implantable material between the ruptured end of the tissue and the second bone, the at least one suture being threadable through the at least one anchor via the eyelet;
- wherein the implantable material is configured to repair tissue when positioned adjacent to the ruptured end of the tissue.
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