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US 12,697,113 B2Granted
Rotator cuff repairs and reconstructions
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsThomas Dooney, Jr., Matthew T. Provencher, Trevor D. Arnold
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Abstract
Surgical constructs, assemblies, and methods for rotator cuff reinforcement are disclosed. Side tissue of a reconstructed rotator cuff is secured with at least one flexible coupler and at least one fixation device secured to bone.
Claims12
A rotator cuff reconstruction method comprising:
- repairing a rotator cuff by attaching the rotator cuff to bone from medial to lateral and by employing at least one flexible strand and a plurality of medial and lateral fixation devices to form a repaired rotator cuff;
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- securing unrepaired side tissue located on at least one of anterior and posterior sides of the repaired rotator cuff with at least one flexible coupler to form a reconstructed rotator cuff with secured side tissue, wherein securing the unrepaired side tissue includes forming at least one suturing or stitched region along the repaired rotator cuff and by providing a plurality of suture passes over the unrepaired side tissue with the at least one flexible coupler.
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