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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Derek C. Sullivan, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Allen E. Holowecky, Naples, FL (US);
Thomas Dooney, Jr., Naples, FL (US);
Peter J. Millett, Edwards, CO (US);
Derek C. Sullivan, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Allen E. Holowecky, Naples, FL (US);
Thomas Dooney, Jr., Naples, FL (US);
Peter J. Millett, Edwards, CO (US);
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for AC joint dislocation surgical repairs, without knot tying. The surgical systems include two fixation devices (for example, a button and an anchor) joined by strand of flexible material having a knotless, self-cinching, adjustable loop with two splices that attach to the two fixation devices. The knotless, adjustable loop/fixation devices allow for tensioning of the AC repair after the anchor implantation.