Tissue Engagement Device and Method
AssigneeNewSouth Innovations Pty Limited
InventorsMatthew Pelletier, William Walsh
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Abstract
A soft tissue engagement device is disclosed, where the soft tissue engagement device includes a substantially rigid elongate body extending from a first end to a second end. The elongate body is configured to be inserted at least partially within the soft tissue, transverse to a load-bearing direction of the tissue. The elongate body is further configured to engage sutures attached to underlying suture-anchors secured to a bone, thereby to draw the soft tissue onto the bone. Also disclosed is a method for attaching soft tissue to a bone.
Claims2
A soft tissue engagement device comprising a substantially rigid elongate body extending from a first end to a second end, the elongate body configured to be inserted at least partially within the soft tissue, transverse to a load-bearing direction of the tissue and configured to engage sutures attached to underlying suture-anchors secured to a bone, thereby to draw the soft tissue onto the bone.
A method of attaching a soft tissue to a bone, the method comprising:
- inserting a soft tissue engagement device into the soft tissue transverse to a load bearing direction of the soft tissue, wherein the soft tissue engagement device comprises a substantially rigid elongate body extending from a first end to a second end, the elongate body configured to engage sutures attached to one or more suture-anchors secured to a bone;
- passing sutures from the suture-anchors through the soft tissue medially to the soft tissue engagement device;
- passing the sutures over the soft tissue engagement device;
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- subsequently, securing each of the sutures to a suture-anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.