Surgical Constructs for Tissue Fixation and Methods of Tissue Repairs
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorJohn W. SCHMIEDING
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Abstract
Surgical constructs, assemblies and methods of tissue fixation are disclosed. A surgical construct includes a spreadable web attached to a plurality of peripheral strands. The spreadable web is tensionable and includes one or more elastic filaments or elastic strands. At least one of the elastic filaments is coupled to the peripheral strands. The elastic filaments can extend from the peripheral strands in different directions and/or orientations. The spreadable web is expandable and can be adjusted to various widths. The spreadable web can be knotless. The spreadable web can be tensionable. The surgical construct can be attached to one or more knotted or knotless fixation devices.
Claims20
A surgical construct comprising:
- a first peripheral member separate from a second peripheral member;
- and
- at least one elastic filament coupled to the first and second peripheral members, the at least one elastic filament passing through or around the first and second peripheral members at least one time and at multiple locations, to form a spreadable, tensionable web extending between the first and second peripheral members,
- wherein, when the first peripheral member and the second peripheral member are separated and pulled apart, the at least one elastic filament forms the spreadable, tensionable, web, and
- wherein the spreadable, tensionable web is spread over soft tissue to fixate and uniformly compress the soft tissue.
A method of tissue repair comprising:
- securing a spreadable expandable web to a first tissue, wherein the spreadable expandable web is formed by threading one or more elastic filaments through two separate peripheral support structures at different locations and a plurality of times;
- and
- positioning the spreadable expandable web over a second tissue to be attached or approximated to the first tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.