Medos International Sarl

Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Depuy Mitek, Inc.

Linvatec Corporation

West, Hugh S.,jr.

Hugh S West

Mehmet Ziya Sengun

David B Spenciner

Meghan A Pasquali

Jeff Parrish

William Reiser

Kristian J DiMatteo

Nathan Stewart Cauldwell

Jonathan Howe

Chris Kilburn-Peterson

Kristian Dimatteo

Lehmann K Li

Christopher Kilburn-Peterson

A device having one or more adjustable loops or coils associated with an implant body for use in soft tissue reconstructions is provided. One exemplary embodiment of a device includes a body and a suture filament, with the filament being used to form a self-locking sliding knot disposed on a top side of the body and a plurality of adjustable coils that are substantially disposed on the body's bottom side. Terminal ends of the filament located above the body's top side can be passed through an opening of a Lark's Head knot from opposite sides, thus forming a self-locking sliding knot, and then the terminal ends can be tensioned to adjust a circumference of the coils. Changing a coil's circumference changes a location of a ligament graft disposed on the coil. Other configurations of devices and systems, as well as methods for performing ACL repairs, are also provided.

Implant having adjustable filament coils

Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a cannulated suture anchor is provided and it includes a suture-engaging member formed therein and configured to receive a suture therearound such that trailing ends of the suture can extend through the suture anchor. The suture anchor can also include at least a proximal portion having dual threads to facilitate engagement with bone. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.

Methods for anchoring suture to bone

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Murray, UT, United States of America

Hugh S West