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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Applicants:
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Martha M. Murray, Sherborn, MA (US);
Braden C. Fleming, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Assignees:
The Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 27/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/386 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61L 2430/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices for the repair of a torn or injured ligament or tendon are provided. The methods include the use of multiple scaffolds, e.g., beads. The multiple scaffolds may be positioned along a suture or other device such that they are moveable with respect to one another or the injured tissue.