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US 7,407,512 B2Granted
Sheaths for implantable fixation devices
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsRaymond A. Bojarski, Paul Alexander Torrie, Fraser Harvie, Steven W. Ek
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Abstract
Sheaths for implantable fixation devices and methods of using the sheaths are disclosed. Sheaths have a flexible body with a perforated wall, and an interior of the body is sized and shaped to receive the fixation device. Sheaths include a plurality of flexible or inflexible tubes arranged to form a ring, where the central cavity defined by the ring is sized and shaped to receive the fixation device.
Claims20
A combination comprising:
- a sheath including a flexible body defining a tube having two ends, each end having an opening of substantially the same dimensions, the tube having a relieved wall and defining an interior sized and shaped to receive a fixation device that is configured to be inserted into a bone tunnel;
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- the fixation device, the fixation device having a shaft sized and shaped to snugly fit within the interior of the tube, the shaft including generally rounded screw threads.
A combination comprising:
- a sheath including a flexible body having two ends, each end having an opening of substantially the same dimensions, the body having a relieved wall with a major portion of the wall being open, the walk defining an interior sized and shaped to receive a soft tissue fixation device that is configured to be inserted into a bone tunnel;
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- the soft tissue fixation device, the soft tissue fixation device having a shaft sized and shaped to snugly fit within the interior of the sheath.
A combination comprising:
- a sheath including a flexible body having two ends, each end having an opening of substantially the same dimensions, the body having a perforated relieved wall defining an interior sized and shaped to receive a soft tissue fixation device that is configured to be inserted into a bone tunnel, and a graft, with the graft positioned between the soft tissue fixation device and the wall;
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- the soft tissue fixation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.