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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Michael James Perriello, Hopedale, MA (US);
Alfred Rodrigue Berube, Jr., North Attleboro, MA (US);
Michael Charles Ferragamo, Foster, RI (US);
Michael James Perriello, Hopedale, MA (US);
Alfred Rodrigue Berube, Jr., North Attleboro, MA (US);
Michael Charles Ferragamo, Foster, RI (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A tissue graft suspension device includes a platform member defining an opening, a suture having a first portion and a second portion, and a fixation member mating with the opening in the platform member. The first portion and the second portion pass through the opening such that a third portion of the suture forms a loop for attachment to a tissue graft. The fixation member includes a retaining mechanism configured to allow the first portion or the second portion to pass through the opening in a manner that decreases a size of the loop and to prevent the first portion or the second portion of the suture from passing through the opening in a manner that increases a size of the loop.