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AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsMark Edwin Housman, Paul Steven Vincuilla, Peter James Cashmore, Rebecca Ann Blough, Wei Li Fan
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The present disclosure relates to a delivery device and screw combination. The combination includes a delivery device comprising a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal end, a distal end, a non-circular cannulation, and markings along a length of the shaft; an interference screw coupled to the delivery device comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the screw including threads extending in an open helical form from the proximal end to the distal end, a suture bridge located at a distal end of the screw and housed within a slot of the delivery device shaft, and a plurality of runners extending longitudinally along an interior of the screw, the runners housed within grooves of the delivery device shaft; and a suture disposed around the suture bridge, ends of the suture extending through the cannulation of the delivery device shaft.
A delivery device and screw combination comprising:
An interference screw comprising:
A method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments: fixation devices for tendons or ligaments
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to…
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: suture bridges
Pins or screws or threaded wires; nuts therefor: hollow, e.g. with socket or cannulated
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1. Field of Technology
The present disclosure relates to medical apparatuses and procedures in general, and more particularly to medical apparatuses and procedures for reconstructing a ligament.
2. Related Art
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of the specification, illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure and together with the written description serve to explain the principles, characteristics, and features of the disclosure. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the delivery device of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 shows a side view of the shaft of the delivery device of FIG. 1.
The following description of the preferred embodiment(s) is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses.
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the delivery device 10 of the present disclosure. The device 10 includes a handle assembly 11 and a shaft 12 coupled to the handle assembly 11. The handle assembly 11 includes a handle 11a and a connector 11b coupled to the handle 11a. The connector 11b has a channel 11b′ and an opening 11b″ to the channel 11b′. The opening 11b″ is in the shape of a “D”. A proximal end 12a of the shaft 12 is disposed within the channel 11b′.
FIGS. 2, 2A, and 3-4 show the shaft 12. The shaft 12 includes a proximal end 12a and a distal end 12b. The proximal end 12a is in the shape of a “D” to match the shape of the opening 11b″. The distal end 12b includes threads 12c, grooves 12d, and a depth stop 12e. The grooves 12d extend a partial length of the shaft 12 and intersect the threads 12c. The depth stop 12e is for use with a depth stop on a screw that the device 10 is used to implant into a bone tunnel during ligament reconstruction surgery.