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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventor:
John Konicek, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0031 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reinforced graft construct for repairing a tendon or ligament formed by inserting a piece of material, such as suture, through the graft lengthwise. The material may be inserted along only a portion of the graft or along the entire graft. The material may be a reinforcement (reinforcing) material such as suture, tape, weave, or mesh passed lengthwise through the graft (for example, along the center of the graft). The ends of the graft may be whipstiched to provide additional fixation when implanted. The material may be bioabsorbable such that it will resorb away after a period of time in the body.