Soft tissue repair method
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsMark E. Housman, Paul S. Vincuilla, Nikhil N. Verma, Scott Trenhaile
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an instrument and method of manipulating soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure. The instrument and related method may include use of a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the shaft comprises a tip including at least two prongs and a channel located between the prongs.
Claims23
An instrument with a proximal end and a distal end, the instrument configured to manipulate soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure, the instrument comprising:
- a cannulated instrument body;
- a first prong coupled to the cannulated instrument body, wherein the first prong is a most distal element of the instrument and is offset from a cross-sectional center of the cannulated instrument body;
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- markings on the instrument representing a measured distance from a distal end of the first prong to the markings.
An instrument with a proximal end and a distal end, the instrument configured to manipulate soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure, the instrument comprising:
- a cannulated instrument body;
- a first prong coupled to the cannulated instrument body, wherein the first prong is a most distal element of the instrument and is offset from a cross-sectional center of the cannulated instrument body;
- a second prong coupled to the cannulated instrument body opposite from the first prong to form a channel between the first prong and the second prong, wherein the channel aligns at least in part with a cannulation of the cannulated instrument body;
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- markings on the instrument representing a measured distance from a distal end of the first prong to the markings;
- wherein the first prong and the second prong are rounded and blunted at their respective distal ends to not readily penetrate bone when pushed against the bone.
An instrument with a proximal end and a distal end, the instrument configured to manipulate soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure, the instrument comprising:
- a cannulated instrument body;
- a fork means at a distal end of the instrument for capturing soft tissue between a first prong of the fork and a second prong of the fork and aligning the soft tissue with a cannulation of the cannulated instrument body;
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- a depth determining means for measuring a distance from a distal end of the fork means to markings on the instrument.
An instrument with a proximal end and a distal end, the instrument configured to manipulate soft tissue during a soft tissue repair procedure, the instrument comprising:
- a cannulated instrument body;
- a first prong coupled to the cannulated instrument body, wherein the first prong is a most distal element of the instrument and is offset from a cross-sectional center of the cannulated instrument body;
- a second prong coupled to the cannulated instrument body opposite from the first prong to form a channel between the first prong and the second prong, wherein the channel aligns at least in part with a cannulation of the cannulated instrument body;
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- markings on the instrument representing a measured distance from a distal end of the second prong to the markings;
- wherein the first prong and the second prong are rounded and blunted at their respective distal ends to not readily penetrate bone when pushed against the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.