Suture Anchors and Methods of Tissue Repairs
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsThomas DOONEY, JR., Matthew R. HERRINGTON, John A. SODEIKA, Jason A. VALENTIN, Loren D. CROOK
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Abstract
Surgical constructs, assemblies and methods for surgical repairs are disclosed. A soft suture anchor with a fixed suture limb or limbs is secured within tissue. The suture limb may be passed through soft tissue and within the tissue at various locations and in a sequential manner to form a stitching pattern over the soft tissue. The suture limb may be fixated laterally within the tissue with an independent fixation device.
Claims27
A surgical repair, comprising:
- a plurality of fixation devices secured within a first tissue;
- and
- at least one flexible coupler attached to the plurality of fixation devices, the at least one flexible coupler forming in a knotless manner a plurality of suture passes over a second tissue to be attached to the first tissue.
A surgical construct comprising a flexible coupler knotlessly connected to a plurality of soft anchors, wherein each of the plurality of soft anchors is secured within a first tissue, and wherein the flexible coupler is serially connected to each of the plurality of soft anchors and forms a stitching pattern over a second tissue, wherein the first tissue is different from the second tissue.
A surgical construct consisting essentially of a flexible coupler secured into a first tissue at a first location with a first soft suture anchor and into the first tissue at a second location with a hard-body anchor, wherein the second location is different from the first location, and wherein the flexible coupler is configured to form a sewing pattern over a second tissue to be attached to the first tissue.
A method of tissue repair comprising:
- securing a plurality of soft anchors into a first tissue;
- securing a fixation device to the first tissue;
- and
- knotlessly connecting the fixation device to each of the plurality of soft anchors by a flexible coupler, wherein the flexible coupler is fixedly attached to the fixation device and passes through each of the plurality of soft anchors to form a stitching pattern over a second tissue to be attached to the first tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.