Arthrex, Gmbh

Patrick Joel Denard

Peter J Dreyfuss

John David Paterson

Andrew Christian Petry

Thomas Dooney, Jr

Rudraksh Khosla

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez

James Tyler Clevett

Mark Wise

Michael Alan Knight

Dean Hutchinson

Steven William Rolenc

A system for providing a bone cerclage according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a suture passer including a shaft. The shaft includes a passageway and a slot leading to the passageway. The slot has a variable width along a length of the passageway. A method is also disclosed.

System and method for providing a bone cerclage

A method of tissue repair that includes installing a surgical construct in a bone hole. The surgical construct has a fixation device that is preloaded with a primary flexible strand. After installing the surgical construct in the bone hole, the method includes coupling at least one secondary flexible strand to the primary flexible strand for subsequent use in repairing the tissue.

Method of tissue repair

This disclosure relates to assemblies and methods for repairing bone defects. The assemblies disclosed herein may be utilized for determining a dimension of a surgical site and removing bone prior to positioning a graft and/or implant at the surgical site.

Assemblies for preparation of surgical sites

An illustrative example surgical method includes establishing a tunnel in a bone. At least a portion of the suture is passed through the tunnel. The suture has two ends and first and second loops between the two ends. The first loop includes a button on the suture. The second loop is on one side of the tunnel and the button is on the other side of the tunnel after the portion of the suture has been passed through the tunnel. At least some of the second loop of the suture is passed through soft tissue. Manipulating the second loop over the button positions a portion of the soft tissue between the second loop of the suture and the bone. Adjusting a length of the second loop urges the portion of the soft tissue against the bone where the portion of the soft tissue is held by the suture without tying any knots in the suture.

Knotless surgical technique

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Patrick Joel Denard