Methods of making reinforced soft grafts with suture loop/needle construct
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsJames J. Guerra, Jacob A. Jolly, Dustin T. Libby, Thomas M. Deberardino
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Abstract
Surgical constructs and methods for tissue to bone repair employing a tissue construct reinforced with a reinforcement (reinforcing) material such as suture, tape, weave or mesh, among many others. The reinforced construct preferably includes a stitched reinforced region formed by employing a suture loop construct with a free floating needle that is attached to the suture loop, and also with a piece of material (a reinforcement or reinforcing material) attached to the suture loop. The reinforced construct may be attached to any fixation device and/or any bone tunnel.
Claims20
A reinforced construct, comprising:
- a tissue construct having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a reinforcement material securely attached to one of the first and second ends by a flexible loop of a loop/needle construct attached to the reinforcement material.
A reinforced graft construct, comprising:
- a graft;
- a reinforcement material stitched to an end of the graft;
- and
- a knotless, self-locking, adjustable construct attached to the reinforcement material and the graft.
A method of reinforcing a biological construct, comprising:
- providing a suture loop/needle construct attached to a reinforcement material, the suture loop/needle construct comprising a free floating needle attached to a continuous, uninterrupted suture loop;
- placing the reinforcement material over an end of a biological construct;
- and
- stitching together the reinforcement material to the end of the biological construct, with the suture loop/needle construct, to form a reinforced biological construct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.