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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Michael James Perriello, Hopedale, MA (US);
Alfred Rodrigue Berube, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Michael Charles Ferragamo, Foster, RI (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixation device includes a member defining at least two openings, and a suture tied to the member by passing the suture through the at least two openings in the member to form two suture loops through which ends of the suture pass. The two suture loops are interconnected. A method of securing a tissue graft includes providing the fixation member, attaching the suture to a tissue graft, and adjusting the length of the suture between the fixation member and the tissue graft by pulling the suture.