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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2019
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Pascal Boileau, Nice, FR;
Mason James Bettenga, Memphis, TN (US);
Christoph Haessig, Kuttigen, CH;
Dirk Wunderle, Zurich, CH;
Alexander Iwan Seidl, Zurich, CH;
Oliver Streit, Tuttlingen, DE;
Stephen Anthony Santangelo, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Methods of joint repair employing sutures and attached fixation devices are discussed. For example, a bone block graft procedure (e.g., Latarjet) is discussed which employs fixation devices to secure contact between graft surfaces of two bones. A suture construct, including a continuous suture loop routed through a first fastener, is secured to a first bone. Looped ends of the suture loop are passed through passageways formed in the two bones. The looped suture ends are further routed through a second fastener. The second fastener is mounted to the second bone and a sliding knot, formed in the looped suture ends, is advanced into contact with the second fastener. The suture is further tensioned using a tensioner device to secure the two bones together.