US 2014/0277185 A1Published application

Surgical fastening

AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.

InventorsPascal Boileau, Mason James Bettenga, Christoph Haessig, Dirk Wunderle, Alexander Iwan Seidl, Oliver Streit, Stephen Anthony Santangelo

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Abstract

Methods of joint repair employing sutures and attached fixation devices are discussed. For example, a bone block graft procedure (e.g., Latarjet) is discussed which employs fixation devices to secure contact between graft surfaces of two bones. A suture construct, including a continuous suture loop routed through a first fastener, is secured to a first bone. Looped ends of the suture loop are passed through passageways formed in the two bones. The looped suture ends are further routed through a second fastener. The second fastener is mounted to the second bone and a sliding knot, formed in the looped suture ends, is advanced into contact with the second fastener. The suture is further tensioned using a tensioner device to secure the two bones together.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A surgical repair method, comprising:

preparing a first grafting surface on a glenoid bone, the first grafting surface positioned adjacent an area of bone loss within the glenoid bone;
preparing a second grafting surface on an inferior surface of a coracoid process bone;
drilling a first passage through the glenoid;
drilling a second passage through the coracoid process;
passing a guidewire through the first and second passages, wherein the guidewire is passed through the first passage and subsequently through the second passage;
resecting a tip of the coracoid process;
maneuvering the resected coracoid process along the guidewire such that at least a portion of the first and second grafting surfaces are in contact;
and
securing the resected coracoid process to the glenoid with two surgical fasteners and a suture extending there-between.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/214,251Filed 14 Mar 2014
Priority: 15 Mar 2013
Published: 18 Sep 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

A61B 17/0401
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to…
A61B 17/02
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors
A61B 17/0206
For holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors: with antagonistic arms as supports for retractor elements
A61B 17/025
For holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors: joint distractors