Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Attachment device to attach tissue graft
- Patent Title (中): 附着装置附着组织移植物
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Application No.: US13248635Application Date: 2011-09-29
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Publication No.: US08834523B2Publication Date: 2014-09-16
- Inventor: Michael Charles Ferragamo , Jeffrey Wyman
- Applicant: Michael Charles Ferragamo , Jeffrey Wyman
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agency: Chapin IP Law, LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61F2/08

Abstract:
A tissue graft attachment device includes a platform member including a leading edge and a trailing edge connected to the leading edge by a pair of sides. The platform member defines a pair of slots extending along a longitudinal axis passing between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and an opening between the pair of slots and the leading edge. The device includes a first suture passing through the opening, a second suture passing through one of the slots, and an attachment member passing through the pair of slots to form a loop. A method for attaching a tissue graft includes providing the tissue graft attachment device, forming a bone tunnel, pulling on the first suture to pull the platform member through the bone tunnel, and pulling on the second suture to position the platform member on the bone tunnel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130085527A1 ATTACHMENT DEVICE TO ATTACH TISSUE GRAFT Public/Granted day:2013-04-04
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