US 11,723,650 B2
Flexible anchor delivery system
Geoffrey I. Karasic, Boston, MA (US); Brett A. McKenzie, Haverhill, MA (US); Steve W. Astorino, Norfolk, MA (US); Richard M. Lunn, Kingston, MA (US); Matthew Edwin Koski, Westford, MA (US); Tatsuya Arai, Waltham, MA (US); Mark Edwin Housman, North Attleboro, MA (US); and Roland F. Gatturna, Bourne, MA (US)
Assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/114,585.
Application 17/114,585 is a continuation of application No. 16/684,713, filed on Nov. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,607,211.
Application 16/684,713 is a continuation of application No. 16/373,090, filed on Apr. 2, 2019, granted, now 10,617,408, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Application 16/373,090 is a continuation of application No. 16/000,980, filed on Jun. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,292,697, issued on May 21, 2019.
Application 16/000,980 is a continuation of application No. 14/433,684, granted, now 10,010,314, issued on Jul. 3, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2013/065064, filed on Oct. 15, 2013.
Application 14/433,684 is a continuation of application No. 13/654,855, filed on Oct. 18, 2012, granted, now 8,986,327, issued on Mar. 24, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0121169 A1, Apr. 29, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1633 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 2017/042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0454 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0462 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
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1. A method of deploying a fixation member in bone, the method comprising:
delivering a surgical assembly to a surgical site including a bone hole, the surgical assembly comprising:
a flexible fixation member comprising a body having two terminal ends;
a suture passing through the flexible fixation member along a length of the body and between the two terminal ends such that portions of the flexible fixation member are slidable relative to the suture and configurable to form an anchor within the bone hole; and
a delivery device comprising an elongated member including a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end configured to receive portions of the flexible fixation member and the suture therein;
inserting the elongated member to position the flexible fixation member within the bone hole;
while the elongated member is inserted into or against the bone hole, tensioning the suture against the distal end of the elongated member to form the anchor within the bone hole; and
retracting the elongated member from the bone hole.