US 11,938,017 B2
Tissue augmentation scaffolds for use in soft tissue fixation repair
Gregory R. Whittaker, Stoneham, MA (US); Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US); Benjamin Cleveland, Milford, MA (US); Cody Cranson, Middleboro, MA (US); and Reagan A. Theis, Marshfield, MA (US)
Assigned to MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SRL, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÀRL, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/976,550.
Application 17/976,550 is a continuation of application No. 16/445,930, filed on Jun. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,484,401.
Application 16/445,930 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/419,330, filed on Jan. 30, 2017, abandoned.
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.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/393,277, filed on Sep. 12, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0065869 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61L 27/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0811 (2013.01) [A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61L 27/362 (2013.01); A61L 27/3662 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0495 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of soft tissue repair, comprising:
passing a first suture through soft tissue from a medial suture anchor disposed in bone at a surgical repair site below the soft tissue such that a first suture limb and a second suture limb of the first suture extends from the soft tissue;
passing a second suture from the medial suture anchor through the soft tissue such that a first suture limb and a second suture limb of the second suture extends from the soft tissue,
threading the first suture limb of the first suture through a first channel in a tissue augmentation block;
threading the first suture limb of the second suture through a second channel in the tissue augmentation block such that the first suture limbs of the first and second sutures are spaced apart along the tissue augmentation block;
delivering the tissue augmentation block to the surgical repair site;
coupling the first suture limbs of the first and second sutures to a first lateral suture anchor disposed in bone after the tissue augmentation block has been delivered to the surgical repair site; and
coupling the second suture limbs of the first and second sutures to a second lateral suture anchor disposed in bone at the surgical repair site after the tissue augmentation block has been delivered to the surgical repair site.