Method of making a continuous loop
AssigneeRiverpoint Medical, LLC
InventorsPatrick Edward Ferguson, Patrick Joseph Ferguson
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Abstract
Fixation assemblies having a button captured by a continuous (i.e., closed) loop of thread, such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber are disclosed herein. Preferred assemblies are constructed such that the intact button cannot be detached from the continuous loop without breaking or opening the loop of fiber. The closed fiber advantageously contains at least one or two stitched, or otherwise secured or reinforced, sections positioned on the loop.
Claims20
A method of making a continuous loop fixation assembly comprising:
- a) providing an open fiber having a first tail and a second tail and having a lumen;
- b) inserting said first tail within said lumen of said fiber at a first position to form a loop;
- c) inserting said second tail within said lumen of said fiber at a second position;
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- d) reinforcing a first section of said loop that includes said first tail within said lumen.
A method of making a continuous loop fixation assembly comprising:
- a) providing an anchor button having two apertures;
- b) threading an open fiber having a lumen through said aperture of said button thereby defining first and second sections of said fiber separated by said button, wherein said first fiber section comprises a first tail and said second fiber section comprises a second tail;
- c) inserting said first tail within said lumen of said fiber at a first position to form a loop;
- d) inserting said second tail within said lumen of said fiber at a second position;
- e) pulling on said second tail until said second position moves to said first position, so that said first position abuts said second position.
A method of making a continuous loop fixation assembly comprising:
- a) providing an open fiber having a first tail and a second tail and having a lumen;
- b) inserting said first tail within said lumen of said fiber at a first position to form a loop;
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- c) sewing said first tail in place within said lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.