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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2008
David M. Selvitelli, Millis, MA (US);
Thomas C. May, Wrentham, MA (US);
Debra Mack, Walpole, MA (US);
Stuart E. Fromm, Rapid City, SD (US);
Christopher A. Battles, Hamden, CT (US);
David M. Selvitelli, Millis, MA (US);
Thomas C. May, Wrentham, MA (US);
Debra Mack, Walpole, MA (US);
Stuart E. Fromm, Rapid City, SD (US);
Christopher A. Battles, Hamden, CT (US);
DePuy Mitek, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Suture anchor systems for repairing torn or damaged tissue are described herein. In one embodiment, a system can include a first suture loop having a first suture anchor coupled thereto, the first suture loop including a slip knot formed thereon to allow a size of the first suture loop to be adjusted. The system can also include a second suture loop coupled to the first suture loop and having a second suture anchor coupled thereto. The second suture loop can have a fixed size. In use, the suture anchors can be deployed through tissue to be repaired and into the anchoring tissue at a position spaced apart from one another by a selected distance. The length of the first suture loop can then be tensioned to re-approximate the torn or damaged tissue toward the anchoring tissue, thereby securely attached the torn tissue to the anchoring tissue.