Smith + Nephew

Aaron T Hecker

George J Sikora

Charles H Brown, Jr

Michael Charles Ferragamo

Raymond A Bojarski

In one aspect there is a curved medical instrument comprising an outer member and an inner member. The inner member has a curved portion at a distal region of the inner member. The outer member is concentrically and movably coupled to the inner member and has a flexible transmission mechanism at a distal region of the outer member. The flexible transmission mechanism transmits a linear and/or rotational actuating force along the curved portion of the instrument. The inner member can include an opening configured to receive a target for cutting, such as a flexible fixating member and/or biological tissue.

Transmitting an actuating force along a curved instrument

A medical device that attaches to tissue without requiring stitching includes a tissue fixation device having a first sub-loop and a second sub-loop, and an assisting member disposed through the first sub-loop and through the second sub-loop. The tissue fixation device includes an adjustable, flexible member formed by inserting one end portion of the flexible member through another end portion of the flexible member, and first and second sub-loops formed by crossing a portion of the flexible member over a different portion of the flexible member.

Fixation device

A graft clamp for securing a tissue graft located within a tunnel in bone includes a first member having a first clamping face, and a second member having a second clamping face. The first and second members are sized for positioning at an opening of the tunnel such that the first and second clamping faces are positioned substantially transversely to a bone surface defining the tunnel opening to secure the tissue graft therebetween. The clamping faces have ridges. The first member includes a spike for insertion into the bone, and a collar for insertion into the opening of the tunnel. An attaching element, for example, a screw, attaches the second member to the first member. The clamping faces are located exterior to the tunnel with the attaching element extending into the tunnel. The position of the first member and the second member at the tunnel opening is maintained at least partially by tension applied to the tissue graft.

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Allston, MA, United States of America

Aaron T Hecker