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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US);
Mark A. Capobianco, Westport, MA (US);
Douglas Allen Fifolt, Wrentham, MA (US);
Kristian DiMatteo, Waltham, MA (US);
Gregory R. Whittaker, Stoneham, MA (US);
Brooks J. Story, Franklin, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06052 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2901 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for repairing a tear in a meniscus. A pair of fixation member each entailing a preformed knot configuration coupled together by a suture length. The fixation members are placed on the meniscal tissue with the suture length spanning the tear, the knot configurations are expanded to form anchoring knots and the suture length is shortened to close the tear.