Porous suture and method of use
AssigneeDeep Blue Medical Advances, Inc.
InventorsHoward Levinson, David Ruppert, William A. Perry
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Abstract
A porous suture for tissue repair includes a planar body has a length between a first end and a second end and a width between a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the planar body being formed of a porous material comprising a plurality of pores along the length of the planar body between the first end and the second end. The planar body is configured to substantially maintain the width despite an increase in a lengthwise force on the planar body.
Claims21
A porous suture for tissue repair, the porous suture comprising:
- a planar body having a length between a first end and a second end and a width between a first lateral side and a second lateral side;
- the planar body formed of a porous material comprising a plurality of pores along the length of the planar body between the first end and the second end;
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- wherein the planar body is configured to substantially maintain the width despite an increase in a lengthwise force on the planar body.
A method of repairing tissue with a porous suture, the porous suture comprising a planar body having a length between a first end and a second end and a width between a first lateral side and a second lateral side, with a plurality of pores formed along the length of the planar body between the first end and the second end, the method comprising:
- passing the first end of the porous suture through tissue on each of a first side of a tissue repair site and a second side of the tissue repair site to create at least one stitch;
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- passing the suture through itself to create a self-locking stitch to create a finishing anchor at the first end of the porous suture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.