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US 2017/0281327 A1Published application
Sleeve for soft tissue repair
OwnerLee D. Kaplan, James P. Bradleyinventors
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Abstract
A sleeve for soft tissue repair includes a cylindrical tube formed of at least one biocompatible material, and a suture tethered to one end of the cylindrical tube. The cylindrical tube is configured to be fitted over a soft tissue. The cylindrical tube is configured to reversibly and repeatedly deform from a relaxed state to a stretched state in which the cylindrical tube contracts in a radial direction and expands in a longitudinal direction to secure the soft tissue within the cylindrical tube.
Claims20
A sleeve for soft tissue repair comprising:
- a cylindrical tube formed of at least one biocompatible material;
- and
- a suture tethered to one end of the cylindrical tube,
- wherein:
- the cylindrical tube is configured to be fitted over a soft tissue, and
- the cylindrical tube is configured to reversibly and repeatedly deform from a relaxed state to a stretched state in which the cylindrical tube contracts in a radial direction and expands in a longitudinal direction to secure the soft tissue within the cylindrical tube.
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A method for soft tissue repair, the method comprising:
- providing a sleeve over a soft tissue to be repaired, the sleeve comprising a cylindrical tube formed of at least one biocompatible material, and a suture tethered to one end of the cylindrical tube;
- pulling the suture to deform the cylindrical tube from a relaxed state to a stretched state in which the cylindrical tube contracts in a radial direction and expands in a longitudinal direction to secure the soft tissue within the cylindrical tube;
- and
- securing the suture to maintain a radial force imparted to the soft tissue by the sleeve in the stretched state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.