Soft surgical construct and method of use for tissue repair
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsPeter J. Dreyfuss, Andrew K. Osika, Julia F. Cuny
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Abstract
A surgical construct includes a loop configured to be anchored in a bone tunnel, a tail extending from the loop and configured to pull the loop into the bone tunnel, and a repair strand having a section received in the loop. The repair strand extends from the loop in a direction away from the tail and has a free end configured to engage a tissue. A method of tissue repair using the surgical construct involves pulling the loop into the bone tunnel with the tail, bunching the loop to anchor it in the bone tunnel, and engaging a tissue with the repair strand.
Claims31
A surgical construct for tissue repair, the surgical construct comprising:
- a loop configured to be anchored in a bone tunnel, wherein the loop is discontinuous or open;
- a tail extending from the loop and configured to pull the loop into the bone tunnel;
- a repair strand having a section received in the loop, wherein the repair strand extends from the loop in a direction away from the tail and has a free end configured to engage a tissue;
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- a shuttle extending from the loop.
A surgical construct for tissue repair, the surgical construct comprising:
- a loop configured to be anchored in a bone tunnel, wherein the loop is discontinuous or open;
- a tail extending from the loop and configured to pull the loop into the bone tunnel;
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- a repair strand having a section received in the loop, wherein the repair strand extends from the loop in a direction away from the tail and has a free end configured to engage a tissue,
- wherein the loop and the tail are one piece.
A surgical construct for tissue repair, the surgical construct comprising:
- a loop configured to be anchored in a bone tunnel, wherein the loop is discontinuous or open;
- a tail extending from the loop and configured to pull the loop into the bone tunnel;
- a repair strand having a section received in the loop, wherein the repair strand extends from the loop in a direction away from the tail and has a free end configured to engage a tissue;
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- a secondary fixation device coupled to the repair strand.
A surgical construct for tissue repair,
- a loop configured to be anchored in a bone tunnel, wherein the loop is discontinuous or open;
- a tail extending from the loop and configured to pull the loop into the bone tunnel;
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- a repair strand having a section received in the loop, wherein the repair strand extends from the loop in a direction away from the tail and has a free end configured to engage a tissue,
- wherein the repair strand is configured to be spliced by the free end of the repair strand to form a self-cinching construct.
A surgical construct for tissue repair, the surgical construct comprising:
- a loop configured to be anchored in a bone tunnel, wherein the loop is discontinuous or open;
- a tail extending from the loop and configured to pull the loop into the bone tunnel;
- a repair strand having a section received in the loop, wherein the repair strand extends from the loop in a direction away from the tail and has a free end configured to engage a tissue;
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- an activation member configured to bunch the loop to anchor the loop in the bone tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.