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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Adams, Naples, FL (US);
Alan Hirahara, Gold River, CA (US);
Thomas Dooney, Jr., Naples, FL (US);
Stephen S. Burkhart, Boerne, TX (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0443 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for reconstructing a joint include fixating at least one suture inside a joint space, retrieving the at least one suture from inside the joint space, passing the at least one suture through a graft at a location external to the joint space, shuttling the graft into the joint space, and fixating the graft to bone using the at least one suture.