Tissue Fixator
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsMichael Charles Ferragamo, Jeffrey Wyman, Alfred Rodrique Berune, JR., Michael James Perriello, Gary Robert McCarthy
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a needle for attaching a fixator to a soft tissue graft. The needle includes a pointed distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end including a suture coupler, the suture coupler including a hook and a pocket formed by the hook, wherein the needle is curved along an entire length of the needle. A fixator for use with the needle and method of fixating a soft tissue graft to a bone is also disclosed.
Claims20
A needle for attaching a fixator to a soft tissue graft, the needle comprising:
- a pointed distal end;
- and
- a proximal end, the proximal end including a suture coupler, the suture coupler including a hook and a pocket formed by the hook,
- wherein the needle is curved along an entire length of the needle.
A method of fixating a soft tissue graft to bone, comprising:
- coupling a fixator to the soft tissue graft via use of a needle, the needle comprising a pointed distal end;
- and a proximal end, the proximal end including a suture coupler, the suture coupler including a hook and a pocket formed by the hook, wherein the needle is curved along an entire length of the needle;
- and
- coupling the soft tissue graft to the bone via use of the fixator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.