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US 2011/0087326 A1Published application
Method & apparatus for arthroscopic biceps tenodesis
OwnerLonnie E. PAULOSinventor
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A method and apparatus for arthroscopic biceps tenodesis wherein the method involves arthroscopically determining that biceps tenodesis is desirable; arthroscopically separating the long head of the biceps tendon from bone attachment; creating and placing a wedge at the proximal end of the long head of the biceps tendon; and allowing the tendon to slide through the glenohumeral joint and the wedge structure to be wedged in the bicipital groove. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a button clamp wedge having top and bottom portions having mating protrusions and recesses to lock the top and bottom portions together, such that staggered ribs on the top portion and bottom portion grip top and bottom surfaces of the long head of the tendon when the top and bottom portions of the button clamp wedge are locked together. Some embodiments of the button clamp wedge have hinged portions similar to a clamshell.
A button clamp wedge for use in performing wedge tenodesis of a biceps tendon comprising a generally football shaped body comprising a first top portion and a second bottom portion;
A button clamp wedge for use in performing wedge tenodesis of a biceps tendon comprising:
A method for arthroscopic biceps tenodesis comprising the steps of:
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