Bone screw and tendon fixation enhancement devices and methods
AssigneeWoven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC
InventorA. ALEXANDER JONES
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Abstract
A sleeve system to support surgical screws or prosthetic devices on, against, or within a bone or tissue of a subject includes a woven sleeve having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body. The elongated body defines an interior portion of the woven sleeve. The first end has an aperture allowing access to the interior portion. The woven sleeve is formed from a plurality of suture material, and the woven sleeve may be coated, impregnated, or at least partially filled with a material that facilitates integration of the woven sleeve with the bone or tissue.
Claims10
A sleeve system to support surgical screws or prosthetic devices on, against, or within a bone or tissue of a subject, comprising:
- a woven sleeve having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body defining an interior portion of the woven sleeve, the first end having an aperture allowing access to the interior portion, the woven sleeve being formed from a plurality of suture material,
- wherein the woven sleeve is configured to be coated, impregnated, or at least partially filled with a material that facilitates integration of the woven sleeve with the bone or tissue.
A method of creating a support system for surgical screws or prosthetic devices on, against, or within a bone or tissue of a subject, comprising:
- providing a woven sleeve having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body defining an interior portion, the first end having an aperture allowing access to the interior portion of the woven sleeve, the woven sleeve being formed from a plurality of suture material;
- providing a trocar with an aperture through which the woven sleeve can be inserted;
- delivering the woven sleeve through the trocar to a desired location on, against, or within a bone or tissue, or between two sections of bone or tissue;
- and
- allowing a cement or an adhesive on the woven sleeve to solidify.
A method of attaching a tendon to a bone of a subject, comprising:
- providing a woven sleeve having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body defining an interior portion, the first end having an aperture allowing access to the interior portion of the woven sleeve, the woven sleeve being formed from a plurality of suture material;
- delivering at least the first end of the woven sleeve to a desired location on, against, or within a bone or tissue, or between two sections of bone or tissue;
- filling at least a portion of the woven sleeve with a material to secure the first end of the woven sleeve in the desired location;
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- attaching the tendon of the subject to a portion of the woven sleeve that extends outward from the desired location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.