Methods of meniscus repair
AssigneeCeterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
InventorJustin D. Saliman
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Abstract
Methods of repairing knee meniscus tears are described which use suture passer devices and suture shuttles. These methods may be used with continuous suture passing, so that the suture passer device may remain on or in the tissue while passing a suture shuttle, and therefore a suture, back and forth from one side of the tissue to the other. These methods may be used minimally invasively for repairing meniscus tissue while avoiding further damage to the meniscus.
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A method of repairing or reconstructing a tissue with a suture passer, wherein the suture passer has an elongate body with a proximal to distal long axis, a distal first arm and a distal second arm, wherein the first arm is configured to slide in the long axis to form a distal-facing opening with the second arm, the method comprising:
- positioning the second arm of the suture passer on one side of the tissue;
- sliding the first arm of the suture passer distally in the long axis so that the tissue is positioned within the distal-facing opening formed between the first and second arms;
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- passing a suture through the tissue between the first arm and the second arm by extending a tissue penetrator through the tissue between the first arm and the second arm and retracting the tissue penetrator back through the tissue.
A method of repairing or reconstructing a meniscus of a knee with a suture passer, wherein the suture passer has an elongate body with a proximal to distal long axis, a first arm and a second arm, and wherein the first arm is configured to slide in the long axis to form a distal-facing opening with the second arm, the method comprising:
- positioning the second arm of the suture passer on one side of the meniscus;
- sliding the first arm of the suture passer distally in the long axis to form the distal-facing opening between the first and second arms wherein the meniscus is within the distal-facing opening;
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- passing a suture through the meniscus by extending a tissue penetrator across the distal-facing opening between the first and second arms, and retracting the tissue penetrator back through the meniscus.
A method of repairing or reconstructing a tissue with a suture passer, wherein the suture passer has an elongate body with a proximal to distal long axis, a distal first arm and a distal second arm, wherein the first arm is configured to slide in the long axis to form a distal-facing opening with the second arm, the method comprising:
- positioning a bent distal region of the second arm of the suture passer on one side of the tissue;
- sliding the first arm distally in the long axis to form the distal-facing opening, so that the tissue is positioned within the distal-facing opening between the first and second arms;
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- passing a suture through the tissue between the first arm and the second arm by extending a tissue penetrator through the tissue between the first arm and the second arm, and retracting the tissue penetrator back through the tissue.
A method of repairing or reconstructing a meniscus of a knee with a suture passer, wherein the suture passer has an elongate body with a proximal to distal long axis, a slideable distal first arm and distal second arm having a distal region configured to form a bend relative to the elongate body, further wherein the first arm is configured to slide in the long axis to form a distal-facing opening with the second arm, the method comprising:
- positioning the bent region of the second arm on the superior side of the meniscus;
- sliding the first arm distally in the long axis and under the inferior side of the meniscus so that the meniscus is within the distal-facing opening formed between the first and second arms;
- passing a suture through the tissue between the first and second arms by extending a tissue penetrator from the first arm and through the meniscus to the second arm, and retracting the tissue penetrator back through the meniscus from the second arm to the first arm.
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