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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Kwan-Hp Chan, Singapore, SG;
Patrick Michael White, West Chester, PA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Methods and instruments for repairing soft tissues of a skeletal joint, such as, for example, of the foot or hand are presented. The method includes the steps of maintaining the metapodial bone intact; forming a bone tunnel through the proximal phalanx between volar and dorsal aspects of the proximal phalanx; passing a repair suture through the soft tissue to be repaired; passing the repair suture through the bone tunnel; and securing the suture. The method may be used for the repair of soft tissue, such as a volar ligament and/or a collateral ligament.