Arthrex, Gmbh

Arthex, Inc.

Andrew K Osika

Kenneth T Helenbolt

Joshua Joseph Best

Robert Harrison

George Paletta

John Purcell

David Crane

Peter J Dreyfuss

Charles William Sears

Timothy Norman Johnson

Timothy James Haughton

Jacob A Jolly

Zachary Ingwer

Julia F Cuny

Marshall Dean

Omar Bermudez

Samuel Bachmaier

John Gualdoni

Justin Boyle

Matthew Johnson

Brian Dorn

Jeremy B Stephens

This disclosure relates to suture-implant constructs, surgical devices configured to deliver suture-implant constructs, and methods of repairing damaged tissue.

Suture-implant construct and method of deploying the same

Surgical constructs and methods for closing a tear in soft tissue without knot tying and without the use of fixation devices are disclosed.

Knotless tissue repair

Surgical constructs and methods of use for tissue repair, in which the surgical constructs include a soft fixation device formed of flexible material, the soft fixation device having a head portion formed of a bunching material for anchoring the soft fixation device in a bone tunnel, and a tail portion for pulling the soft fixation device into the bone tunnel. The surgical constructs include one ore repair flexible strands coupled to the head portion of the soft fixation device for engaging tissue to be repaired.

Soft surgical construct and method of use for tissue repair

Meniscal extrusion can occur due detachment of the knee capsule from structures of the knee. Disclosed herein are methods to repair the meniscal detachment. Additionally, cadaveric and synthetic models can be used to teach said methods of repair.

Knee joint capsular disruption and repair

This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.

Method of using surgical device to deploy implants

This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to deliver implants and a method of repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.

Surgical device and methods of delivering implants

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Naples, FL, United States of America

Andrew K Osika