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US 2014/0228898 A1Published application
Universal method and apparatus for repairing bone, ligament and tendon
OwnerLeonard Gordoninventor
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Abstract
A universal method for the repair of bone, ligament and tendon comprises the use of combinations of stabilizers, crimps and optionally anchors to position, provide compression and to promote healing.
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A method of repairing a separation comprising:
- drilling at least one passage through a bone having a separation, said passage having a first and second opening and said passage crossing said separation, positioning a deformable stabilizer in said passage, said stabilizer having a first end and a second end and being longer than said passage, fixing the first end of the stabilizer at an opening of said passage, applying traction or distraction to the second end of the stabilizer to apply compression or distraction to achieve the desired proximity across the separation, and fixing the second end of the stabilizer at the other opening of said passage by applying a crimp to the second end of the stabilizer, said crimp deforming the stabilizer.
A method of repairing a bone separation comprising:
- drilling at least one first passage through a first bone fragment and at least one second passage into a second bone fragment, said first and second passages being aligned with each other linearly or along an arc across the fracture, positioning a stabilizer having a first end and a second end through the first passage and into the second passage, said stabilizer being longer than the distance through the two passages, fixing the first end of the stabilizer in the second passage, applying traction to the second end of the stabilizer to position the first and second bone fragments in a desired proximity to each other and compressing them together, and fixing the second end of the stabilizer at the opening of the first passage by applying a crimp to the second end of the stabilizer.
A method of repairing a ligament between two bones comprising:
- drilling at least one first passage through a first bone and at least one second passage through a second bone, said first and second passages being linearly aligned with each other and approximately parallel to the direction of the ligament to be repaired, positioning a stabilizer having a first end and a second end through both the first and second passages, said stabilizer being longer than the distance through the two passages, fixing the first end of the stabilizer at the farthest opening the second passage, pulling the second end of the stabilizer to position the first and second bones in a desired proximity to each other, and fixing the second end of the stabilizer at the farthest opening of the first passage by applying a crimp to the second end of the stabilizer.
A method of connecting a tendon to a bone comprising:
- attaching a stabilizer to the end of a tendon;
- drilling a passage through the bone,
- passing the stabilizer through the passage to the opposite side of the bone,
- securing the stabilizer with a crimp placed on the stabilizer outside the opposite side of the bone to secure the stabilizer and hold the tendon to the bone.
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