Patent classifications
A61F2002/0841
Point-loading knotless fixation devices
Surgical constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair constructs include a fixation device, a flexible strand, and a shuttle/pull device attached to the flexible strand and provided within the body of the fixation device. A splice is formed by pulling on the shuttle/pull device to allow desired tensioning of soft tissue to be fixated or repaired relative to the bone.
ORTHOPEDIC ANCHOR AND SURGICAL TOOL INTEGRATED WITH ANCHOR FASTENING MEMBER
A surgical tool having an integrated orthopedic anchor and an anchor coupler are proposed. When an anchor (100) is coupled and fixed to an anchor coupling portion (220) of an anchor coupler (200), arc recesses (130a) formed in through-holes (130) and arc recesses (221a) formed at an anchor coupling portion (220) are fitted to each other, so suture insertion holes (20) aligned with holes in the anchor coupling portion (220) and having wide inlets are formed and a suture (10) may be easily connected. Further, when the anchor coupler (200) is rotated and pressed in surgery, the protruding front ends (221) separated at the anchor coupling portion (220) and protruding through the through-holes (130) at both sides of the front end of the anchor body (110) bore a bone tissue while covering an outer surface of the front end portion of the anchor (100).
Fixation member with separate eyelet and methods of use thereof
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an implant system for securing tissue to bone, including a first fixation member releasably engaged to a first inserter, the first fixation member having a throughbore adapted to accept a filament therethrough and a cannulation extending from a proximal end of the first fixation member to a distal end of the first fixation member, the first inserter positioned through the cannulation and having a distal tip extending distally beyond the distal end of the first fixation member, and a second fixation member releasably engaged to a second inserter different from the first inserter, the second fixation member having a size capable of being positioned within the bonehole.
SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ANATOMICALLY CORRECT RECONSTRUCTION OF LIGAMENTS
A method, system and devices for the reconstruction of ribbon shaped ligaments following the anatomical native insertion sites of the ligaments in the corresponding bones is described. The reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of the human knee is depicted. The system includes means for positioning and creating bone-tunnels, the preparation of grafts and the fixation thereof. The devices intended for bone tunnel creation take into account the ribbon-shaped nature of the ligament and can be adjusted to patient specific anatomy and take into consideration the various typologies of the ligament insertion sites. The method and devices for graft preparation are construed to reflect the anatomy of ligaments under consideration as close as possible to native ligaments by imitating the ribbon-like nature of native ligaments. The presented fixation methods follow this principle and are intended to support the ribbon-like nature of the grafts and are intended to support in-growth of the grafts. Furthermore, accessories supporting preparation of the grafts are presented.
Tension to compression tendon fixation
A surgical kit for tendon fixation on a bone comprises a working end for passing suture through a bone tunnel and a cannulated device for housing the suture within a channel to provide a dynamic suture fixation that yields a compressive force on the bone over the tendon fixation region.
Apparatus and method for repair of disruptions between bones
An apparatus and method for the repair of disruptions between bones. The apparatus defines a combination of sleeves, strands and crimps are provided to secure the bones, using a dual sided drill guide to prepare the bones for installation of the apparatus, which is adjusted upon installation to suit the appropriate alignment and tension of the apparatus. The method includes the preparation of the bones, the installation of the apparatus and the adjustment of the apparatus to properly align and tension the apparatus for repair of the bone.
Method and apparatus for fixation of an ACL graft
A system for use in graft fixation in a knee reconstruction procedure can include a first femoral fixation member adapted to be retained relative to a first end of a femoral tunnel and a first self-locking adjustable flexible member construct having a passage portion with a pair of free ends and a pair of self-locking adjustable loops. The first flexible member construct can be interconnected to the first femoral fixation member. A second femoral fixation member can be coupled to the first flexible member construct and can be adapted to be positioned in the femoral tunnel relative to a second end of the femoral tunnel adjacent a joint space between the femur and a tibia. A second self-locking adjustable flexible member construct having a passage portion with a pair of free ends and a pair of self-locking adjustable loops can be interconnected to the second femoral fixation member.
Surgical implant with porous region
A surgical implant according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a drive head and a tip. The body includes a cannulation disposed about the longitudinal axis and extending form the tip to the drive head, a solid thread that wraps around the body and a porous region circumferentially extending about the body between adjacent revolutions of the solid thread. In another embodiment, the surgical implant may include a wedge having at least one porous region that extends continuously around a wedge body between an inner wall and an outer wall.
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TISSUE GRAFT FIXATION IN GLENOHUMERAL INSTABILITY REPAIR
A surgical fastener comprising a generally flat, circular body and a generally cylindrical post fixedly coupled to a center of the body extending perpendicular to the body. Both of the body and the post include through holes configured for passage of a suture. A length of the post is selected to extend through both of a bone graft and at least a portion of bone for providing shear and/or anti-rotational support to the surgical fastener across a fracture line in the bone.
Orthopedic Soft Knotless Anchor With Sheath Maintained in Place by a Closed Link
An all-suture anchor including an anchor suture having a closed loop at one end thereof; and a sheath positioned around at least a portion of the closed loop such that closed loop holds the sheath in a pre-defined location on the all-suture anchor. In this manner, the need for a knot at one end of the suture to hold the sheath in place is eliminated and the all-suture anchor is easier for surgeons to use as the knot is not interfering with the passage of repair sutures through the bone hole.