Depuy Mitek, Inc.

Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Medos International Sarl

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Arthur G Stephen

Justin M Piccirillo

Mark W Wolfson

Daniel Paul Gamache

Andre Francisco-Guilherme

Mehmet Ziya Sengun

Gregory R Whittaker

Erik Sebastian Sojka

Brian Henri Otrando

William Reiser

Jeff Parrish

Kairi Lofton

André Francisco-Guilherme

Jacob A Marks

Kevin John Zylka

James J Mahoney, Jr

Brian Henri Ortrando

Nathaniel H Henderson

Gerome O Miller

Gary M Searle

Eric Karl Litscher

Mark A Capobianco

Gerald R Heller

Christopher Weinert

Charles McCall

Daniel Macari

Eric Rioux

Kairi Lotfon

James J Mahoney

Kristian Dimatteo

Daniel Paul Gemache

Various exemplary methods and devices for tensioning grafts are provided. In general, a surgical device can include a grip and a frame. The frame can have two opposed segments. The segments can be spaced apart from one another and can each be configured to have at least one suture attached thereto. The sutures attached to the frame can each be configured to attach to a graft. The two segments can be configured to dynamically move toward and away from each other in response to tension that is applied to the sutures attached to the frame. The frame can include an indicator configured to provide an indication of the tension applied to the sutures. The grip can have at least one opening therein. The at least one opening can be configured to have a surgical instrument passed therethrough.

Methods and devices for tensioning grafts

A suture anchor comprises a tubular body having an axial bore therethrough and having one or more purchase enhancements on an exterior surface of the body adapted to enhance purchase of the body within a bone hole, such as threads. A lateral port passes through the body from the bore to the exterior surface and is formed of a slot entering the body from its proximal end. A length of suture for attaching soft tissue to bone passes down along the exterior surface over the one or more purchase enhancements, over a distal end of the body, up into the bore through and then back out of the bore and up along the exterior surface over the one or more purchase enhancements.

Knotless suture anchor

A suture anchor comprises a tubular body having an axial bore therethrough and having one or more purchase enhancements on an exterior surface of the body adapted to enhance purchase of the body within a bone hole, such as threads. A lateral port passes through the body from the bore to the exterior surface. A length of suture for attaching soft tissue to bone passes down along the exterior surface over the one or more purchase enhancements, over a distal end of the body, up into the bore through and then back out of the bore and up along the exterior surface over the one or more purchase enhancements.

Knotless suture anchor and driver

An improved implant inserter, and method of using same, with an elongated, substantially rigid shaft having a proximal surface which is capable of receiving a driving force, and a substantially rigid tip portion having a distal end and a proximal end. At least the distal end of the tip portion is capable of being placed within an implant such as a suture anchor. The inserter further includes a compliant region disposed between the tip portion and the shaft which requires less lateral force to bend than the tip portion, at least when the tip portion has been placed within the implant.

Compliant inserter for implants

A suture anchor driver has an elongated shaft, a handle at a proximal end of the shaft an anchor engagement at a distal end of the shaft and a clutch between the handle and the shaft. The clutch includes a slot for frictionally engaging a suture an engagement with the shaft and an engagement with the handle. The engagement with the shaft and the engagement with the handle are located with respect to one another such that driving torque applied to the handle urges open the slot to release its frictional engagement of the suture.

Anchor driver with suture clutch

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Raynham, MA, United States of America

Arthur G Stephen