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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Peter Evans, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
David Laird, Sr., Brandamore, PA (US);
Megan Duman, Horsham, PA (US);
Peter M. Govey, Ardmore, PA (US);
Michelle Gray, Oley, PA (US);
Bradford H. Rippe, Media, PA (US);
Donald Anding, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Blaize Majdic, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Anthony Nicaretta, Glenside, PA (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A suture button system for fixing a syndesmotic injury comprises a flexible fixation implant and an inserter device used to deploy the implant across bones. The flexible fixation implant typically comprises a flexible connector and two suture buttons which interface with the bone surface or a bone plate or washer. The flexible connector comprises a plurality of suture strands. The buttons typically have a feature which allows them to interface with an instrument used to deploy the implant across the two bones. The inserter device is configured to interface with the flexible fixation implant and to position it across bones through a pre-drilled bone tunnel. The inserter device may comprise an cannulated insertion rod and a handle.