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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicants:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Baar, CH;
Inventors:
Duane Beaulier, Memphis, TN (US);
Mason Bettenga, Memphis, TN (US);
Hadi El Heneidi, Memphis, TN (US);
Kangqiao Li, Providence, RI (US);
Jennifer Ng, Quincy, MA (US);
Assignees:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, , CH;
Smith & Nephew Ptd. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0805 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00969 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for whip-stitching soft tissue with a needle and a looped suture avoid placing the tissue graft through the suture loop, which also eliminates the need for passing a tissue clamp through the suture loop. The methods described herein can also include combinations of the techniques described.