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US 2014/0005729 A1Published application
Tissue Repair Suture Plates and Methods of Use
AssigneeDePuy Mitek, LLC
InventorKristian DiMatteo
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AssigneeDePuy Mitek, LLC
InventorKristian DiMatteo
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Tissue repair suture plates and methods of use are provided which can, in general, allow soft tissue to be secured to bone. In one embodiment, a tissue repair suture plate can include a plurality of openings formed therethrough that can each be configured to have one or more sutures passed therethrough. Each of the sutures can be configured to be coupled to a soft tissue to be positioned against bone for healing thereagainst such that the soft tissue can have multiple sutures coupled thereto at different areas thereof. One or more bone fixation elements can be coupled to the plate and can be configured to attach the plate to the bone. The plate can be configured to move between a first configuration in which the plate has a first maximum length and a second configuration in which the plate has a second, greater maximum length.
A surgical method, comprising:
A surgical plate, comprising:
The surgical plate of claim 13, wherein the strands of suture are secured through one or more of the openings, each strand of suture having a portion abutting a land region of the elongate plate member located between adjacent openings, having a first suture limb extending from a first one of the adjacent openings, and having a second suture limb extending from a second one of the adjacent openings.
A soft tissue anchoring system, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.