Suture Assembly With Suture Load Distribution
AssigneeBiomet C.V.
InventorDavid ANDERSON
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Abstract
A method for securing a flexible member may include forming a bore in a bone; inserting an anchor into the bore, the anchor including a passage and being coupled to a flexible member; slideably positioning a first load distributing member along the flexible member; inserting the first load distributing member into the bore such that the flexible member engages the first load distributing member; and applying tension to a portion of the flexible member to secure the anchor and load distributing member within the bone.
Claims22
A method for securing a flexible member, comprising:
- forming a bore in a bone;
- inserting an anchor into the bore, the anchor including a passage and being coupled to a flexible member;
- slideably positioning a first load distributing member along the flexible member;
- inserting the first load distributing member into the bore such that the flexible member engages the first load distributing member;
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- applying tension to a portion of the flexible member to secure the anchor and load distributing member within the bone.
A method for securing a flexible member, comprising:
- forming a first bore in a first portion of bone;
- forming a second bore in a second portion of bone;
- inserting a first anchor into the first bore and a second anchor into the second bore;
- positioning a first load distributing element relative to the first bore;
- positioning a second load distributing element relative to the second bore, wherein the first and second load distributing elements are slideably engaged to a flexible member;
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- applying tension to a portion of the flexible member to secure the first and second load distributing elements and first and second anchors within the first and second bores, respectively.
A suture assembly comprising:
- a flexible member;
- an anchor defining a passage and being slideably coupled to the flexible member;
- a first load distributing member disposed along the flexible member;
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- a retaining element positioned on the flexible member adjacent to the first load distributing member, wherein the retaining element adjusts the position of the first load distributing member on the flexible member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.