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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Adams, Naples, FL (US);
Alan Hirahara, Gold River, CA (US);
Thomas Dooney, Jr., Naples, FL (US);
Stephen S. Burkhart, Boerne, TX (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reconstructing a joint according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, fixating at least one suture inside a joint space, retrieving the at least one suture from inside the joint space, passing the at least one suture through a graft at a location external to the joint space, shuttling the graft into the joint space and fixating the graft using the at least one suture.