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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2015
Mininvasive Ltd., Magal, IL;
Boaz Harari, Haifa, IL;
Mordehai Sholev, Amikam, IL;
Ronen Raz, Magal, IL;
Arnon Mousaiuf, Atlit, IL;
Dror Rosner, Holon, IL;
Paul Mraz, Duxbury, MA (US);
MININVASIVE LTD., Magal, IL;
Abstract
A bone suture assembly including a flexible generally cylindrical sleeve, a plurality of lengths of suture extending through the generally cylindrical sleeve, and at least one sleeve securing thread associated with the generally cylindrical sleeve. A bone suture retaining method including engaging a suture with a bone engaging sleeve, inserting the suture and the bone engaging sleeve engaged thereby into a transosseous tunnel formed into a bone by pulling the bone engaging sleeve into the transosseous tunnel and retaining the suture and the bone engaging sleeve in the transosseous tunnel by virtue of the bone engaging sleeve being unable to fit through an aperture in the bone.