US 11,937,803 B2
Soft tissue fixation repair methods using tissue augmentation constructs
Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US); Gregory R. Whittaker, Stoneham, MA (US); Benjamin Cleveland, Weymouth, MA (US); Stefano Berti, Quito (EC); Justin Piccirillo, Uxbridge, MA (US); and Reagan A. Theis, Marshfield, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/987,512.
Application 17/987,512 is a continuation of application No. 15/419,342, filed on Jan. 30, 2017, granted, now 11,523,812.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/393,277, filed on Sep. 12, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/348,548, filed on Jun. 10, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/289,702, filed on Feb. 1, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0149010 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61F 2/0095 (2013.01); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0495 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 17/06133 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 50/30 (2016.02)] 13 Claims
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1. A method of soft tissue repair, comprising:
attaching a first suture to soft tissue such that a first suture limb and a second suture limb of the first suture extends from the soft tissue;
disposing a first tissue augmentation block on the first suture limb by passing the first suture limb through an opening of the first tissue augmentation block from a proximal-most end of the first tissue augmentation block to a distal-most end of the first tissue augmentation block such that the first tissue augmentation block is able to translate along the first suture limb, thereby increasing a surface area for engaging tissue associated with the first suture limb;
coupling the first suture limb with a first suture anchor disposed in bone;
coupling the second suture limb to a second suture anchor disposed in bone, the coupling of the second suture limb including passing the second suture limb over a second tissue augmentation block already engaged with tissue by a second suture during the soft tissue repair to engage a portion of the second suture limb directly against a top surface of the second tissue augmentation block; and
after the coupling of the first suture limb, tightening the first suture limb such that the first tissue augmentation block coupled with the first suture limb is directed towards the soft tissue by translating along the first suture limb via the opening of the first tissue augmentation block coupled with the first suture limb.