Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC

Arthrotek, Inc.

Nuvasive, Inc.

Biomet, Inc.

Troy M Walters

Kevin T Stone

Ryan A Kaiser

Jason D Meridew

Andrew Holst

Gregory J Denham

Stephen M Howell

James A Boucher

James Marcinek

Zachary M Hoffman

Brandon Miller

H Gene Hawkins

Nathanael K Conner

John J Veca

Ryan Donahoe

Roberto Monterroso

Nathanael K Connor

A soft tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes a flexible member having first and second ends, and a strand passing through the flexible member. The strand has first and second strand ends extending through the flexible member, such that pulling at least one of the first and second strand ends changes the flexible member from a first shape suitable for insertion through soft tissue to a second shape suitable for securely lodging the soft tissue repair assembly relative to soft tissue.

Soft tissue repair assembly and associated method

Various suture anchors and surgical methods are provided. A two-part suture anchor is provided having a continuously threaded anchor body defining an axial bore and a pin. The pin includes a tip and a plate defining at least two suture receiving openings aligned in a single plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axial bore is disposed in anchor body. Methods of attaching soft tissue to bone are also provided.

Methods and apparatuses for securing suture

A suture anchor operable to secure a suture to a boney tissue. The suture anchor includes a suture-engaging section including a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end is operable to engage the boney tissue and the proximal end is operable to secure the suture. A bone-engaging section is operable to receive at least a portion of the suture engaging section therein. The bone engaging section includes a bone-grasping feature that is operable to engage and secure the bone-engaging section to the boney tissue. The distal end tapers radially outward from a distal tip to define a shoulder that is operable to abut against the bone-engaging section such that when the bone-grasping feature is engaged and secured to the boney tissue, the suture-engaging section is secured and engaged to the boney tissue.

Method and apparatus for suture anchors with a vertical eyelet

A method for suturing soft tissue in arthroscopic or endoscopic procedures. The method includes inserting a bendable steerable arm in a straightened configuration through an incision, curving the steerable arm, piercing the tissue, deploying a suture holder from a bore of the steerable arm, moving the suture holder relative to the bendable steerable arm, and suturing the tissue.

Steerable suture passing device

Intervertebral implant

Methods for fixation of a soft tissue graft in a bone including: forming in the bone a tunnel defining an entrance opening and an exit opening at opposite ends of the tunnel, the tunnel including an anterior wall surface and a posterior wall surface opposite to the anterior wall surface; positioning the soft tissue graft within the tunnel such that the soft tissue graft extends through both the entrance opening and the exit opening of the tunnel; inserting a graft fixation apparatus into the tunnel and driving spikes of the graft fixation apparatus into the posterior wall surface to mount the graft fixation apparatus to the posterior wall surface of the tunnel such that the graft fixation apparatus is anterior to the posterior wall surface and is not recessed beneath the posterior wall surface; and securing the soft tissue graft inside the tunnel with the graft fixation apparatus.

Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue

An apparatus and method for performing a surgery, especially an ACL replacement surgery, where a flexible strand insertion rod co-operates with a U-Guide apparatus to insert a flexible strand into a tunnel formed in a bone portion and to guide a pair of drill points to form a pair of tunnels transversely to the tunnel of the insertion rod. The drill points are guided through the insertion rod and the flexible strand is held over the drill points as the transverse tunnels are formed. The insertion rod is then removed from the tunnels formed in the bone and the flexible strand is held looped over the second drill point. Subsequently, a soft tissue replacement is affixed to one end of the flexible strand and pulled over up to the first drill point with the other end of the flexible strand. The first drill point is then used to pull a cross pin through the transverse tunnel to hold the looped end of the soft tissue replacement in place. Finally, the two free ends of the soft tissue replacement are affixed to the bone completing the implantation of a soft tissue replacement.

Method and apparatus for graft fixation

A method and apparatus for sizing a member. The apparatus may include a first member and a second member movable relative to one another to impinge the member. The apparatus may be used in a small area to achieve a selected sizing of the member.

Method and apparatus for sizing a material

An apparatus and method for passing a suture through tissue includes a first jaw member having a retaining structure to support a portion of the suture proximate a first surface of the tissue. A second jaw member is associated with the first jaw member. The second jaw member is selectively configurable in a first configuration to perform a first stitch or in a second configuration to perform a second stitch.

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Plymouth, IN, United States of America

Troy M Walters