Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for soft tissue fixation
- Patent Title (中): 软组织固定的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13098927Application Date: 2011-05-02
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Publication No.: US08652171B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Kevin T. Stone , Gregory J. Denham
- Applicant: Kevin T. Stone , Gregory J. Denham
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Harness, Dickey
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/08 ; A61D1/00

Abstract:
A surgical method can include passing at least two adjustable loops of a flexible construct through at least the first tissue to extend from an outer surface of the first tissue opposite a tissue engaging surface facing the second tissue, and attaching the two adjustable loops to a first selected area of the second tissue. The method can further include positioning an elongated locking member within the two adjustable loops such that the locking member extends between the two adjustable loops adjacent the outer surface, engaging the locking member with the outer surface by drawing the two adjustable loops towards the outer surface, and compressing the first tissue between the locking member and the second tissue by tensioning the two adjustable loops. Related tissue fixation devices are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110208240A1 Method and Apparatus for Soft Tissue Fixation Public/Granted day:2011-08-25
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