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US 2017/0303908 A1Published application
Meniscal repair devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeMedos International Sarl
InventorsMehmet Z. Sengun, David B. Spenciner, Richard M. Lunn, Joseph Hernandez
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Abstract
Meniscal repair devices, systems, and methods are provided.
Claims18
A surgical method, comprising:
- rotating a driver to drive an implant mated thereto through tissue to move the implant from being located entirely within a first cavity on one side of a tissue to being located entirely within a second cavity on an opposite side of the tissue;
- and
- withdrawing the driver from the implant to move the driver from the second cavity to the first cavity, the implant remaining entirely within the second cavity;
- wherein the implant has an open proximal end, and the driver being mated to the implant includes a distal portion of the driver extending through the open proximal end;
- and
- wherein the implant has an external thread that threads the tissue during the implant's passage therethrough.
3 more elements
A surgical system, comprising:
- an implant having an open proximal end and having an external thread;
- and
- a driver including a distal portion configured to extend through the open proximal end of the implant to mate the implant to the driver, the driver being configured to rotate to drive the implant when mated thereto through tissue to move the implant from being located entirely within a first cavity on one side of a tissue to being located entirely within a second cavity on an opposite side of the tissue, and the driver being configured to be withdrawn from the implant to leave the implant entirely within the second cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.