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US 9,066,716 B2Granted
Suture coil and suture sheath for tissue repair
AssigneeArthrosurface Incorporated
InventorsGeorge Sikora, Steven W. Ek
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Abstract
A medical device is provided comprising a suture thread coated with a stiffening agent and having a shape of a coil having a plurality of windings. The suture thread may be used to reconnect soft tissue to bone tissue. The suture thread may be used in conjunction with a suture sheath which is inhibited from movement relative to the suture thread.
Claims20
A method to treat tissue comprising:
- advancing at least one winding of a suture thread into a first opening of a tunnel formed in a patient's tissue;
- advancing a suture retrieving device into a second opening of the tunnel;
- rotating at least one of the suture thread or the suture retrieving device to couple the suture thread to the retrieving device within the tunnel;
- and
- removing a portion of the suture thread from the second opening of the tunnel by removing the suture retrieving device from the second opening of the tunnel.
2 more elements
The method of 4 wherein:
- the stiffening agent holds a position of the windings stationary relative to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.