Devices and methods for surgical suturing
AssigneeDavol Inc.
InventorDaniel F. McCormick
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Abstract
Surgical devices and related methods for use with sutures are generally described. In some embodiments, a surgical device may include an elongated body and a plurality of through holes configured to allow a suture to pass through the plate across opposing edges of a defect site. The plate may shield neighboring tissue from tension in the suture line by redistributing the tension along its body. In some embodiments, the disclosed surgical devices may reduce the likelihood of defect closure failure caused by the suture pulling through a tissue defect. In some embodiments, the through holes may be located on offset parallel axes to reduce excessive suture friction and suture mismanagement. The disclosed surgical devices may be used with either interrupted or continuous suture patterns.
Claims16
A surgical device for securing sutures to soft tissue, the device comprising:
- an elongated body including a length and a width, wherein the length is greater than the width;
- a first plurality of through holes extending from a first surface of the elongated body to a second surface of the elongated body opposite from the first surface, wherein the first plurality of through holes are positioned along at least a first portion of the length of the elongated body;
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- a second plurality of through holes extending from the first surface to the second surface of the elongated body, wherein the second plurality of through holes are positioned along at least a second portion of the length of the elongated body, wherein the second plurality of through holes is offset from the first plurality of through holes in a transverse direction parallel to the width of the elongated body such that the first plurality of through holes are located on a first side of a longitudinal axis of the elongated body and the second plurality of through holes are located on a second opposing side of the longitudinal axis of the elongated body,
- wherein the first plurality of through holes comprises each of the through holes located on the first side of the elongated body and the second plurality of through holes comprises each of the through holes located on the second side of the elongated body, wherein the first plurality of through holes are offset from the second plurality of through holes along a longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis such that each of the first plurality of through holes and each of the second plurality of through holes do not overlap with one another along the longitudinal direction, and wherein the first and second plurality of through holes are configured to receive one or more sutures to close a defect.
A surgical device for securing sutures to soft tissue, the device comprising:
- an elongated body including a length and a width, wherein the length is greater than the width;
- a marker located along a portion of the elongated body, the marker being constructed and arranged to be visually distinct from a remainder of the elongated body as a result of having one or more distinct optical properties selected from the group of a different color, a different opacity, a different material, and a groove extending along at least a portion of the width of the elongated body;
- a first plurality of through holes extending from a first surface of the elongated body to a second surface of the elongated body opposite from the first surface, wherein the first plurality of through holes are positioned along at least a first portion of the length of the elongated body;
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- a second plurality of through holes extending from the first surface to the second surface of the elongated body, wherein the second plurality of through holes are positioned along at least a second portion of the length of the elongated body, wherein the second plurality of through holes is offset from the first plurality of through holes in a transverse direction parallel to the width of the elongated body,
- wherein the first and second plurality of through holes are configured to receive one or more sutures to close a defect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.