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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Dooney, Naples, FL (US);
Laurence D. Higgins, Brookline, MA (US);
Evan Lederman, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Andrew Christian Petry, Naples, FL (US);
Donald K. Shuler, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/82 (2013.01); A61B 17/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01); A61B 17/8861 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing a fractured bone with a bone cerclage according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes wrapping suture around bone a first time using a suture passer, wrapping the suture around bone a second time using a shuttling suture, and securing the suture to the bone.