Continuous loop assembly
AssigneeRiverpoint Medical, LLC
InventorsPatrick Edward Ferguson, Patrick Joseph Ferguson, Aaron Joseph Sundholm
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Abstract
Fixation assemblies having a button captured by a continuous (i.e., closed) loop of thread, such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber are disclosed herein. Preferred assemblies are constructed such that the intact button cannot be detached from the continuous loop without breaking or opening the loop of fiber. The closed fiber advantageously contains at least one or two stitched, or otherwise secured or reinforced, sections positioned on the loop.
Claims24
An implantable continuous loop assembly, comprising:
- (a) a closed loop of braided fiber having a lumen and a first tail end that is threaded into the lumen at a first position to create an overlapped loop and a second tail end that is threaded into the lumen;
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- (b) a first reinforced section of fiber covering the first position where the first tail end is threaded into the lumen, said section being reinforced so as to keep said first tail in place within said lumen and a second reinforced section of fiber that couples the first and second tail ends together, and maintains the first and second tail ends in place, within the lumen.
An implantable continuous loop assembly, comprising:
- (a) a closed loop of braided fiber having a lumen and a first tail end that is threaded into the lumen at a first position to create an overlapped loop and a second tail end is also threaded into said lumen;
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- (b) a first reinforced section of fiber fixing the first tail end and the second tail end within the lumen, at a second position, separate from the first position.
An implantable continuous loop assembly, comprising:
- (a) a closed loop of braided fiber having a lumen and a first tail end that is threaded into the lumen at a first position to create an overlapped loop and a second tail end is also threaded into the lumen at the first position;
- (b) a first reinforced section of fiber covering the first position where both the first tail end and the second tail end are threaded into the lumen, the section being reinforced so as to keep the first tail and the second tail in place within the lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.