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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Mason Bettenga, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00884 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Suture/needle constructs are disclosed in which either a first round or flat section of suture can be crimped on a needle. If the first section is round, then a transition to flat second section is formed by a braiding machine. After a short space of flat, the braiding machine weaves a bifurcation into the second section, forming third and fourth suture sections. The third and fourth suture sections transition back together again into a woven fifth section at a distance from the needle, which forms a suture loop. This looped section of the suture can then be used for whipstitching a tendon or a ligament graft.