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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2022
Vivex Biologics Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Timothy Ganey, Tampa, FL (US);
Paul Saluan, Westlake, OH (US);
Vivex Biologics Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A meniscus tear repair sling device has a collagen membrane having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is configured to pass under a tear in a meniscus and wrap over and above the tear and extend past the meniscus and overlay the second end portion thereby enveloping a portion of the meniscus with a tear and forming the sling device. The first end portion and the second end portion form exposed overlying tails extending external of a knee joint. The tails are configured to be affixed to a portion of a tibia. The tails when tensioned close the tear by providing a lateral strain on the torn meniscus when the tails are affixed to a tibia adjacent the knee joint.