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US 2010/0145395 A1Published application
Tissue Repair Assembly
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsBen K. Graf, Raymond A. Bojarski, Michael Ferragamo, Daniel B. Ellis
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes an interference device and a fixation device coupled to the interference device, wherein the fixation device includes a coupling portion and a capturing portion. Other assemblies and methods are also disclosed.
Claims55
A tissue repair assembly comprising:
- an interference device;
- and
- a fixation device coupled to the interference device, the fixation device including a coupling portion and a capturing portion.
A tissue repair assembly comprising:
- an interference device;
- and
- a fixation device coupled to the interference device, the fixation device including a proximal end and a pointed distal end.
A fixation device comprising:
- a base portion including a first leg, a second leg, and a groove located between the first and second legs;
- and
- a top portion extending from the base portion.
A tissue repair assembly comprising:
- a fixation device comprising a base portion including a first leg, a second leg, and a groove located between the first and second legs, and a top portion extending from the base portion;
- and
- an interference device coupled to the fixation device.
A method of tissue repair comprising:
- preparing a hole in a bone;
- inserting a soft tissue into the hole via the use of a fixation device;
- and
- inserting an interference device into the hole.
1 more element
A method of tissue repair comprising:
- preparing a hole in a bone;
- inserting a soft tissue into the hole;
- inserting an interference device into the hole, the interference device including a cannulation;
- and
- inserting the fixation device into the hole such that the fixation device is housed within the cannulation.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.