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US 2026/0033940 A1Published application
Surgical fixation systems and associated methods for performing tissue repairs
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsSamuel BACHMAIER, Dominik STEFFENS, Raphael HAHN
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to surgical fixation systems and methods. The surgical fixation systems may include one or more loops and one or more reinforcement materials. The surgical fixation systems can be used in various knotless tissue repair procedures.
Claims20
A surgical fixation system, comprising:
- a continuous loop;
- a shuttle construct connected to the continuous loop and including a suture loop, a suture pocket formed in the suture loop, and a suture tail connected to the suture loop;
- and
- the suture tail of the shuttle construct is received through the continuous loop to establish a cinched loop of the surgical fixation system.
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A method for knotlessly repairing a tissue, comprising:
- shuttling a suture tail of a shuttle construct of a surgical fixation system through the tissue;
- shuttling the suture tail through a continuous loop of the surgical fixation system;
- and
- tensioning the suture tail to form a cinched loop around the tissue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.