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US 2022/0015756 A1Published application
Surgical tools and associated graft augmentation techniques
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsThomas Dooney, JR., Orr Limpisvasti
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to surgical tools and methods. The surgical tools can include a handle, which includes an outer surface. A first rod extends from the handle and includes a first lumen. A second rod extends from the handle and includes a second lumen. A first set of suture cleating channels are formed in the outer surface. A second set of suture cleating channels are formed in the outer surface and spaced apart from the first set of suture cleating channels.
Claims20
A surgical tool assembly, comprising:
- a handle including an outer surface;
- a first rod extending from the handle and including a first lumen;
- a second rod extending from the handle and including a second lumen;
- a first set of suture cleating channels formed in the outer surface;
- and
- a second set of suture cleating channels formed in the outer surface and spaced apart from the first set of suture cleating channels.
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A method, comprising:
- passing a suture through a graft;
- routing the suture through a first lumen of a first arm of a surgical tool;
- cleating the suture within a channel formed in an outer surface of a handle of the surgical tool;
- folding the graft on the surgical tool;
- inserting the folded graft through a cannula or an open incision;
- unfolding the graft over a soft tissue;
- and
- securing the graft to the soft tissue with at least one fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.