Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone
- Patent Title (中): 将软组织连接到骨骼的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13293825Application Date: 2011-11-10
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Publication No.: US09149267B2Publication Date: 2015-10-06
- Inventor: Daniel Norton , Kevin T. Stone , Gregory J. Denham , Ryan A. Kaiser
- Applicant: Daniel Norton , Kevin T. Stone , Gregory J. Denham , Ryan A. Kaiser
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/16 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/06

Abstract:
A method can include forming a bore in a bone of a patient and positioning a first anchor in the bore. The first anchor can have a self-locking adjustable suture construct extending therefrom that can include first and second adjustable loops. The first adjustable loop can be positioned about a first portion of the soft tissue and the second adjustable loop can be positioned about a second portion of the soft tissue different than the first portion. A coupling element carried by the second adjustable loop can be coupled to the first adjustable loop. An end of the adjustable suture construct can be tensioned to reduce a size of the first and second adjustable loops to couple the soft tissue to the bone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120059417A1 Method and Apparatus for Coupling Soft Tissue to a Bone Public/Granted day:2012-03-08
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