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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2020
Applicant:

Crossroads Extremity Systems, Llc, Memphis, TN (US);

Inventors:

Phinit Phisitkul, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);

Justin Taber, Honolulu, HI (US);

T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/885 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0453 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/848 (2013.01); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02);
Abstract

The disclosure provides apparatus and methods of use pertaining to a multiple suture threader. Embodiments of the multiple suture threader include a handle that is coupled with a first collapsible loop and a second collapsible loop that is axially offset from the first collapsible loop. In use, one or more sutures are doubled over each of the first and the second collapsible loops such that when the axially spaced loops are passed through a narrow axial passage of a surgical implant, a surgical instrument, or a bodily passage such as a bone tunnel, a twenty-five to fifty percent reduction in suture traffic, or in the maximum number of suture thicknesses that simultaneously pass through the narrow passage, is achieved. Other embodiments are disclosed.


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