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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Biomet Sports Medicine, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ryan Harper, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ryan A. Kaiser, Leesburg, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00336 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00858 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0829 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for surgically repairing a tear in soft tissue is disclosed. A plurality of collapsible tubes are positioned about the suture. The collapsible tubes are pushed through soft tissue and orthopedic mesh on opposite sides of a tear in soft tissue. When tension is applied to the suture, the tubes are compressed to fix the suture to the soft tissue and draw the soft tissue portions together.