Soft tissue repair method
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsMark E. Housman, Paul S. Vincuilla, Nikhil N. Verma, Scott Trenhaile
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an instrument and method of manipulating soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure. The instrument and related method may include use of a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the shaft comprises a tip including at least two prongs and a channel located between the prongs.
Claims21
A method of tissue repair comprising:
- creating a hole in bone;
- placing soft tissue over the hole;
- providing an instrument for inserting the soft tissue into the hole, the instrument including a shaft comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion comprises a tip including at least two prongs and a channel located between the prongs;
- inserting the soft tissue into the hole via use of the instrument, wherein the soft tissue is housed within. the channel;
- and
- inserting a fixation device into the hole to fix the soft tissue to the bone.
The method of claim I wherein the act of providing an instrument includes providing a cannulated instrument.
A method of attaching a biceps tendon to a humerus comprising:
- creating a hole in the humerus of a first diameter;
- pushing a portion of a biceps tendon into the hole with an instrument that captures the biceps tendon at a distal end of the instrument;
- inserting a distal portion of a guide wire though the biceps tendon and into the hole in the humerus;
- and
- inserting a fixation device over the guide wire to fix the biceps tendon to the humerus.
A method of tissue repair comprising:
- creating a hole in a bone of a first diameter;
- pushing a portion of soft tissue into the hole with an instrument that captures the soft tissue in a channel adjacent to one or more prongs of a tip at a distal end of the instrument;
- inserting a distal portion of a guide wire though the soft tissue and in the hole in the bone;
- and
- inserting a fixation device over the guide wire to fix the soft tissue to the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.