Arthrex, Gmbh

Kenneth T Helenbolt

Joshua Joseph Best

Andrew K Osika

Jacob A Jolly

Anthony Laviano

Timothy R Hoover

Peter S Borden

Yasuyuki Ishibashi

Charles William Sears

Timothy Norman Johnson

Justin Boyle

Michael E Eggert

Timothy James Haughton

Augusto Custodio

Marshall Dean

Omar Bermudez

Reinhold Schmieding

Ricardo Albertorio

Bryan Talmadge Kelly

David C Koogle, Jr

John Gualdoni

Christopher G Papangelou

Robert K Sluss

William C Carapezza

David Koogle

Michael Charles Morris

Timothy Mcintyre

Anthony A Laviano

John P Gualdoni

Bryan Kelly

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

Systems and methods for providing fixation of soft tissue (for example, ligament) to bone by employing a novel multi-piece device. The novel multi-piece device is a ligament fixation system consisting of a larger collar that is initially impacted into a bone aperture, and a smaller plug/bullet-shaped part that is impacted into the larger collar. During ligament repair/reconstruction, the graft is inserted into a bone tunnel with sutures from the graft extending outside the tunnel. The sutures are passed through a collar of the multi-part device and the collar is then inserted into the bone tunnel. The graft suture strands may be tensioned. Subsequently, the smaller plug/bullet-shaped part is impacted into the collar thereby maintaining the tension on the graft sutures. The plug/bullet-shaped part is tightened after the desired tension on the suture is achieved.

Ligament fixation device and method

Surgical impact driver adaptors may be connected between a powered surgical instrument and a driven surgical device when performing surgical procedures, such as those involving the implantation of a surgical implant into bone, for example. During surgical procedures, the surgical impact driver adaptors may limit a transfer of a rotational force from the powered surgical instrument to the surgical device until a sufficient axial force is applied to the impact driver adaptor from the powered surgical instrument.

Surgical impact driver adaptors for applying directed torque and linear impact loads during surgical procedures

The disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to both strip and cut a tendon. The harvested tendon can be used in various orthopedic procedures, such as ACL, PCL, and UCL reconstructions.

Surgical device configured to strip and cut tendon

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 expandable implants and methods of using expandable implants for tissue fixation and repair.

Expanding implant and method of tissue fixation

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

A drill pin and a method of fixating tissue to bone is described herein. A method of fixating tissue to a bone with a fixation button is described that includes advancing a drill pin from a first surface of a bone to a second surface of the bone to form a tunnel.

Methods of fixating tissue to bone

This present invention relates to medical procedures and force application distraction devices for internal joint distraction.

Methods and apparatus for internal hip distraction

Adjustable opening jacks with designs that incorporate a novel locking hinge mechanism and adjustable separation arms to achieve broader scopes of application, bone plate specificity, and variable bone size capability during various osteotomy procedures. The locking hinge mechanism constrains the upper body from moving in either the vertical plane or anterior-posterior (AP) slope trajectory depending on the mode of application. The opening jack has a configuration that allows for a straight and/or sloped opening.

Osteotomy opening jack

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Naples, FL, United States of America

Kenneth T Helenbolt