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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2022
Applicant:

Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);

Inventors:

Zachary Korman, Memphis, TN (US);

Lewis Pearce Branthover, Memphis, TN (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06076 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes passing a first flexible strand through a tissue section by a first needle coupled to a driver. The driver includes a longitudinal body defining an opening at a distal end. The first needle is positioned in the opening. A first hole is formed through a bone. The first flexible strand is passed through the first hole using a strand retriever. The strand retriever includes a body having a first longitudinal tube extending therefrom and a first snare slideably deployable from the first longitudinal tube. The first longitudinal tube is positioned from a first side of the bone in the first hole and the first snare is deployed on a second side of the bone. The first snare passes the first flexible strand through the first hole in the bone. The tissue section is secured to the bone using the first flexible strand.


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