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AssigneeOmeros Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsGregory A. Demopulos, Stephen A. Yencho, David A. Herrin, Neil G. McIlvaine, Michael D. Nelson, Milton R. Sigelmann, Jose T. V. de Castro, George Selecman, John Collins, Imraan Aziz, Gorm Bressner
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The damaged portion of an injured tendon or ligament (C) ("connective cord") is inserted into a thin, hollow sleeve (100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 160, 180, 200, 240, 260, 270, 300, 390, generically designated "S") and is connected to the sleeve (S) such that the cord-sleeve combination can immediately withstand normal tensile forces. The interconnection can be mechanical, such as by pins (22, 22',148, 150, 164, 188, 190, 206, 206', 210, 226, 230, 238, 239, 266, 286, 308) extending through the sleeve (S) and cord (C). The sleeve (S) can be bioabsorbable over a sufficiently long period of time that the cord (C) is healed by the time the sleeve (S) is absorbed.
A splice for a connective cord normally tensioned in the body during joint movement, said splice comprising a hollow sleeve of substantially rigid or semirigid material and sized for closely receiving a section of the cord, and means for securing the cord to the sleeve such that tension applied to the cord is transmitted through the sleeve, the sleeve being adapted for connection to a bone for connecting the connective cord to the bone and for transmission of tensional force from the connective cord through the sleeve to the bone, the sleeve including a first component adapted for connection to the bone and a second component adapted for securing to the cord, the first and second components being connected for relative swinging movement without substantially altering the length of the sleeve for maintaining the cord in substantially the same position relative to the bone during relative movement of the first and second components.
A splice for a connective cord normally tensioned in the body during joint movement, said splice comprising a hollow sleeve of substantially rigid or semirigid material and sized for closely receiving a section of the cord, and means for securing the cord to the sleeve such that tension applied to the cord is transmitted through the sleeve, the sleeve being adapted for connection to a bone for connecting the connective cord to the bone and for transmission of tensional force from the connective cord through the sleeve to the bone, the sleeve having opposite walls for extending along opposite sides of the cord, the securing means including several rigid pins extending between said walls, the pins having body portions extending between the opposite walls of the sleeve and opposite end portions received in the opposite walls of the sleeve, said pin end portions being of reduced diameter for forming shoulders for engaging against the inner periphery of each of the opposite walls of the sleeve.
A splice for a connective cord normally tensioned in the body during joint movement, said splice comprising a hollow sleeve of substantially rigid or semirigid material and sized for closely receiving a section of the cord, and means for securing the cord to the sleeve such that tension applied to the cord is transmitted through the sleeve, the sleeve being adapted for connection to a bone for connecting the connective cord to the bone and for transmission of tensional force from the connective cord through the sleeve to the bone, the sleeve having opposite walls for extending along opposite sides of the cord, the securing means including several rigid pins extending between said walls, the pins having body portions for extending through the interior of the sleeve, each pin having a sharpened end portion projecting from such body portion and a peripheral groove between the body portion and the sharpened end portion for separation of the sharpened end portion from the body portion.
A splice for a connective cord normally tensioned in the body during joint movement, said splice comprising a hollow sleeve of substantially rigid or semirigid material and sized for closely receiving a section of the cord, and means for securing the cord to the sleeve such that tension applied to the cord is transmitted through the sleeve, the sleeve being adapted for connection to a bone for connecting the connective cord to the bone and for transmission of tensional force from the connective cord through the sleeve to the bone, the sleeve being formed of separate sections, each of the sections being hollow and being substantially aligned axially with an adjacent section, and the sections being joined together for limited swinging movement relative to each other without a substantial change in the length of the sleeve.
A splice for a connective cord normally tensioned in the body during joint movement, said splice comprising a hollow sleeve of substantially rigid or semirigid material and sized for closely receiving a section of the cord, and means for securing the cord to the sleeve such that tension applied to the cord is transmitted through the sleeve, the sleeve being adapted for connection to a bone for connecting the connective cord to the bone and for transmission of tensional force from the connective cord through the sleeve to the bone, the sleeve having opposite end portions, one end portion of the sleeve having projecting ears with apertures therethrough for receiving a connector to connect the sleeve to the bone.
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