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AssigneeCeterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
InventorsJustin D. Saliman, Brad S. Culbert, Alexander Jasso, Michael J. Hendricksen, John G. McCutcheon, Christopher P. Bender, Michael Murillo
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Methods for repairing a meniscus, and particularly a torn meniscus. A method of repairing a meniscus may include using a suture passer to pass a suturing element from the region between the superior surface of the meniscus and the femoral condyle, through the meniscus tissue, into the region between the inferior surface of the meniscus and the tibial plateau, across the inferior surface of the meniscus, and back to the superior surface of the meniscus, without deeply penetrating the posterior capsular region of the knee. Equivalently, the suture element may be passed from the inferior surface of the meniscus to the superior surface and back to the inferior surface.
A method of arthroscopically placing a suture around a tear in a meniscus without penetrating a meniscocapsular region of the meniscus, the method comprising using a suture passer to pass a suture across a superior meniscus surface between the superior surface and a femur, through the meniscus on a first side of the tear, across an inferior meniscus surface between the inferior surface and a tibia, and through the meniscus on a second side of the tear.
A method of repairing a meniscus in a knee joint, the meniscus having an apex, a superior surface adjacent a femur, and an inferior surface adjacent a tibia, the method comprising:
A method of repairing a meniscus in a knee joint, the meniscus having an apex, a superior surface adjacent a femur, and an inferior surface adjacent a tibia, the method comprising:
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