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US 9,427,228 B2Granted
Suture cartridge for meniscal repair
AssigneeKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRickey Hart
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Abstract
A cartridge for holding a suture anchor having a body, including a holder assembly adapted to releasably hold at least one suture anchor, the body having a proximal face, a passage extending from the proximal face of the body to the holder assembly, and a spool adapted to releasably wind a portion of a suture therearound is provided. A kit, including at least one suture anchor, a cartridge for holding the at least one suture anchor, and a suture may also be provided.
Claims21
A cartridge for holding a suture anchor, comprising:
- at least one suture anchor;
- a body including a holder assembly configured to releasably hold the at least one suture anchor, the at least one suture anchor having a suture threaded there through, the body having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a passage extending from the proximal end of said body to said holder assembly;
- and
- a spool configured to releasably wind a portion of a suture therearound, the spool located distally to said passage and to said holder assembly along an axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the body;
- the cartridge receiving a delivery device via the passage to load the at least one suture anchor onto the delivery device;
- a longitudinal slit in the distal end of said body configured to receive at least a portion of a suture, said distal end located opposite an end of said body where the delivery device is inserted into the passage.
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A suture anchor kit, comprising:
- two suture anchors connected by a suture;
- and
- a cartridge releasably holding said two suture anchors, the cartridge including a passage and a spool configured to releasably wind a portion of the suture therearound, the cartridge receiving a delivery device via the passage to load at least one of the two suture anchors onto the delivery device;
- and
- at least one needle affixed to and slidably disposed on the delivery device, the at least one needle actuated by a mechanism which slides the needle.
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A cartridge for holding a suture anchor, comprising:
- a body including a holder assembly configured to releasably hold at least one suture anchor, the at least one suture anchor having a suture threaded there through, the body having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a passage extending from the proximal end of said body to said holder assembly;
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- a spool configured to releasably wind a portion of a suture therearound, the spool located distally to said passage and to said holder assembly along an axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the body;
- a frame on said body configured to hold a portion of said suture in a loop, said frame comprises a recess in said body;
- the cartridge receiving a delivery device via the passage to load the at least one suture anchor onto the delivery device;
- wherein the holder assembly comprises at least one tab providing a bond between the suture anchor and the body, the tab configured such that the bond breaks when a sufficient force is applied to the suture anchor by the delivery device when loading the suture anchor on the delivery device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.