Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC

Biomet Manufacturing Corporation

Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.

Biomet, Inc.

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Biomet C.v.

Biomet Biologics, LLC

Encore Medical Corporation

Kevin T Stone

Gregory J Denham

Ryan A Kaiser

Brian K Berelsman

Troy M Walters

Jason D Meridew

Nathan M Sautter

Andrew Holst

Daniel R Norton

Robert G Metzger

Nicholas Michael Cordaro

Jacy C Hoeppner

Zachary Wagner

Ryan Harper

Christopher M Palese

Nathan A Winslow

Thomas J Graham

Nathanael K Conner

Jeffrey Allen Duncan

Jason M Shultz

Frank O Bonnarens

Joshua Butters

Jeffery D Arnett

Nicholas Slater

Karen S Troxel

Andrew K Palmer

Brian Uthgenannt

Adam Finley

Brian S Schumacher

Dylan M Hushka

Darin Ewer

Aaron P Smith

Stephen M Howell

William Maxson

Mark S Myerson

Ryan Cameron Lakin

Zachary M Hoffman

Brandon Miller

Hill Hastings

Chris Palese

Robert J Taylor

Andrew R Fauth

Daniel Duane Fritzinger

Douglas M Lorang

Ephraim Akyuz

Mark D Borden

H Gene Hawkins

Russell F Warren

Russell M Parrott

Michael A Wack

Paul Thomas Slagle

James W Strickland

Andrew Lee Pierce

Mary Sinnott

John J Veca

Hill Hastins

Michael D Leach

Nicholas J Katrana

Antony J Lozier

Kent M Samuelson

Daniel P Murphy

Benjamin P Heilman

John Early

Jane A Sheetz

Hallie E Brinkerhuff

Brad Topper

Louis James Keppler

Barry F Hecker

Jeffery T Cresina

Donald H Lee

Daniel E Williamson

Thomas J Mauch

Shawn David Roman

Michael Giordano

Derek Sean Lewis

Paul D'Antonio

Shon David Steger

J Craig Fryman

Matthew P Prygoski

Dean E Smeltzer

Stephen M Herrington

David Wesley Bacastow

Jeffrey D Gordon

Niles L Noblitt

Christina Lakin

Alex McMullen

Don Lee

Nathanael K Connor

Jason M Schultz

Michael D Lee

Julie L Sauer

Richard Champion Davis, Iii

Jeffrey David Gordon

Daniel Croitoru

Francois Beuse

Donald Nuss

Stephen J Foss

Johannes Franz Hoenig

Timothy J Case

William H Fox, Iii

A method and apparatus for reattaching soft tissue to a boney structure using an expanding suture anchor. The method can include providing a suture anchor and forming a cavity in the boney structure for receipt of the suture anchor. The method can also include coupling the soft tissue to a suture and coupling the suture to the suture anchor. The method can further include deploying the suture anchor to fix the suture to the suture anchor and the suture anchor to the cavity.

Expanding suture anchor having an actuator pin

A surgical method can include passing at least two adjustable loops of a flexible construct through at least the first tissue to extend from an outer surface of the first tissue opposite a tissue engaging surface facing the second tissue, and attaching the two adjustable loops to a first selected area of the second tissue. The method can further include positioning an elongated locking member within the two adjustable loops such that the locking member extends between the two adjustable loops adjacent the outer surface, engaging the locking member with the outer surface by drawing the two adjustable loops towards the outer surface, and compressing the first tissue between the locking member and the second tissue by tensioning the two adjustable loops. Related tissue fixation devices are also provided.

Method and apparatus for soft tissue fixation

Methods of attaching a soft tissue to an adjacent bone at a defect site are provided. An adjustable loop region of a flexible construct contained in a bore defined by a fastener is passed through a tissue. The adjustable loop is passed through the tissue. The fastener is passed back through the adjustable loop to fold the adjustable loop upon itself. The fastener is attached to the bone. An adjusting arm on the flexible construct is engaged to reduce the size of the adjustable loop and secure the soft tissue to the bone.

Adjustable knotless loops

A tissue fixation device including a self-locking construct having a first loop, a second loop, and a first free end. A first tail is coupled to, and extends from, the first loop. A second tail is coupled to, and extends from, the second loop. An anchor is coupled to one of the self-locking construct or the first tail such that one of the self-locking construct or the first tail extend through the anchor.

Knotless soft tissue devices and techniques

A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member to pull the soft tissue implant into a femoral tunnel. The member includes a suture having first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with the longitudinal passage to form a pair of loops. Portions of the suture lay parallel to each other within the suture. Application of tension onto the suture construction causes retraction of the soft tissue implant into the femoral tunnel.

Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone

A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a looking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. A bone engaging fastener is coupled to bone. A second fastener is coupled to a suture construction. The second fastener is coupled to the first fastener. Soft tissue is coupled to the suture construction.

Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to bone

A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member to pull the soft tissue implant into a femoral tunnel. The member includes a suture having first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with the longitudinal passage to form a pair of loops. A collapsible tube is positioned about the suture. Application of tension onto the suture construction causes retraction of the soft tissue implant into the femoral tunnel and the collapse of the tube to form an anchor.

An apparatus can include a first flexible member having first and second ends and a first body extending therebetween, where the first body defines a first passage portion. A second flexible member can have first and second ends and a second body extending therebetween, where the second body defines second and third passage portions. The first end of the first flexible member passes into and through the second passage portion such that the first end extends outside of the second passage portion, and the second end of the first flexible member passes into and through the third passage portion such that the second end extends outside of the third passage portion. The first and second ends of the second flexible member pass into and through the first passage portion to form a self-locking adjustable flexible member construct.

Method and apparatus for forming a self-locking adjustable loop

An anchoring system includes an anchor including an anchor body and a distal member located at a distal end of the anchor body, the distal member having a suture receiving aperture; and an implant delivery device, comprising: a cannulated outer shaft, the cannulated outer shaft configured to engage a proximal end of the anchor body for driving the anchor into a bore; and an inner shaft slidably received in the cannulated outer shaft, wherein a distal end of the inner shaft is extendable distally beyond a distal end section of the cannulated outer shaft such that, when the cannulated outer shaft is engaging the proximal end of the anchor body, the distal end of the inner shaft is extendable through the anchor body to a distance beyond the distal end of the anchor body to engage a suture located within the suture receiving aperture, wherein the anchoring system is configured such that the suture can be tensioned at a location within the bore distal from the anchor body before the anchor body is implanted within the bore.

Knotless lateral row implant

A method and apparatus for surgically repairing a tear in soft tissue is disclosed. A plurality of collapsible tubes are positioned about the suture. The collapsible tubes are pushed through soft tissue and orthopedic mesh on opposite sides of a tear in soft tissue. When tension is applied to the suture, the tubes are compressed to fix the suture to the soft tissue and draw the soft tissue portions together.

A soft tissue repair device. The device includes an inserter having a distal portion, a first anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, a second anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors and forming an adjustable knotless loop.

Soft tissue repair device and associated methods

A method of coupling a first portion of an anatomy to a second portion of the anatomy includes coupling first and second bones of the anatomy with a bone-tendon-bone implant. The bone-tendon-bone implant has a first bone end, a second bone end and a replacement tendon between the first and second bone ends. The first and second bone ends are positioned in corresponding first and second bores of the first and second bones. The first bone end is secured to the first bone with a first bone anchor. A second anchor coupled to the bone-tendon-bone implant is passed through and outside the second bore. The second anchor is coupled to an adjustable suture construct having two adjustable suture loops. Tensioning at least one of first and second ends of the adjustable suture construct tensions the replacement tendon and positions the first bone relative to the second bone.

Method and apparatus for coupling anatomical features

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Kevin T Stone