Methods for attaching tendons and/or ligaments to bone and/or cartilage
AssigneeMichael A. Scarpone
InventorMichael A. Scarpone
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Abstract
A method for repairing at least one of a tendon and a ligament in a joint region of a patient is provided. The method includes inserting a tube, a needle, or a combination thereof into the joint region and proximal to the at least one of a tendon and a ligament. An implantable membrane is inserted into the tube, onto the needle, or a combination thereof, in the joint region. The implantable membrane includes a biological material that promotes cell growth. The tube, the needle, or both is removed from the joint region while leaving the implantable member in the joint region and the implantable membrane contacted with the at least one of the tendon and the ligament. The method includes securing the implantable membrane in the joint region.
Claims13
A method for repairing at least one of a tendon and a ligament in a joint region of a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting at least a tube into the joint region and proximal to the at least one of a tendon and a ligament;
- inserting an implantable membrane into the tube in the joint region, wherein the implantable membrane comprises a biological material that promotes cell growth and a first length that is longer than a second length of the tube;
- removing the tube from the joint region while leaving the implantable membrane in the joint region and contacting the implantable membrane with the at least one of the tendon and the ligament;
- securing the implantable membrane in the joint region;
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- trimming the implantable membrane to a third length less than the first length after removing the tube.
A method for repairing at least one of a tendon and a ligament in a joint region of a patient, the method comprising:
- cutting two incisions in the skin proximal to the joint region;
- inserting a tube, a needle, or a combination thereof into the joint region and proximal to the at least one of a tendon and a ligament using the two incisions;
- inserting an implantable membrane into the tube, onto the needle, or a combination thereof in the joint region, wherein the implantable membrane comprises a biological material that promotes cell growth;
- removing the tube, the needle, or both from the joint region while leaving the implantable membrane in the joint region and contacting the implantable membrane with at least one of the tendon and the ligament;
- securing the implantable membrane in the joint region by securing a first portion of the implantable membrane at a first incision of the two incisions, and securing a second portion of the implantable membrane at a second incision of the two incisions;
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- after securing the implantable membrane in the joint region, closing the incisions using an adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.