Method for implanting soft tissue
AssigneeBiomet Sports Medicine, LLC
InventorsKevin T. Stone, Jason D. Meridew
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Abstract
A suture construction and method for forming a suture construction is disclosed. The construction utilizes a suture having an enlarged central body portion defining a longitudinal passage. First and second ends of the suture are passed through first and second apertures associated with the longitudinal passage to form a pair of loops. Portions of the suture lay parallel to each other within the suture. Application of tension onto the suture construction causes constriction of the longitudinal passage, thus preventing relative motions of the captured portions of the suture.
Claims26
-20. (canceled)
A method of making a surgical construct, comprising:
- obtaining an elongate bone engaging fastener with a braided hollow core suture extending through an interior passage in the elongate bone engaging fastener, the braided hollow core suture including a longitudinal segment located between a first free end and a second free end of the braided hollow core suture, the first free end braided to have a first diameter, the longitudinal segment braided to have a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter with a gradual increase in diameter occurring along the braided hollow core suture between the first free end and the longitudinal segment;
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- forming an adjustable suture construct with the braided hollow cure suture as the braided hollow core suture is extending through the interior passage in the elongate bone engaging fastener, wherein said forming includes passing the first free end of the braided hollow core suture longitudinally through a longitudinal passage in the braided hollow core suture to form a first self-locking adjustable loop, wherein the longitudinal passage extends through the longitudinal segment of the braided hollow cure suture, and wherein, during said passing, at least part of the longitudinal passage is positioned within the interior passage in the elongate bone engaging fastener so that said passing also passes the first free end of the braided hollow core suture through the interior passage in the elongate bone engaging faster as the first self-locking adjustable loop is being formed,
- wherein said passing leaves at least a portion of the first self-locking adjustable loop extending away from a trailing end of the elongate bone engaging fastener, and
- wherein said passing leaves the first free end of the braided hollow core suture extending away from the trailing end of the elongate bone engaging fastener so that, from a location outside the elongate bone engaging fastener, the first free end is pullable for reducing a size of the first self-locking adjustable loop.
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