Smith + Nephew

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag

Smith Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited

Smith & Nephew Ptd. Limited

Kangqiao Li

Mason James Bettenga

Jennifer Ng

Duane George Beaulier

Hadi El Heneidi

Paul Alexander Torrie

Geoffrey I Karasic

Nehal Navinbhai Patel

Marc Joseph Balboa

Timothy Young

Benjamin M Hall

Zenan Qi

Kyle Steven Frederick Turner

A tissue repair assembly is disclosed, including a soft anchor body and at least a first suture operably coupled to the anchor body. Tensioning on first and/or second ends of first suture may deploy the anchor body to a second configuration, in which the anchor body is axially compressed and radially extended. The tissue repair assembly may also include a means to cinch around a portion of a first and/or second suture and knotlessly lock the tissue repair assembly. Some embodiments may include a pre-formed knot. In some embodiments, the preformed knot may be a nail knot, provided wrapped around an insertion instrument and configured to receive and cinch around a suture extending therethrough.

Soft anchoring tissue repair assembly and system

Methods for whip-stitching soft tissue with a needle and a looped suture avoid placing the tissue graft through the suture loop, which also eliminates the need for passing a tissue clamp through the suture loop. The methods described herein can also include combinations of the techniques described.

Methods for whip-stitching tissue and tissue constructs formed thereby

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Kangqiao Li