US 11,896,475 B2
Implant having adjustable filament coils
Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US); Hugh S. West, Murray, UT (US); Meghan A. Pasquali, Providence, RI (US); David B. Spenciner, North Attleboro, MA (US); William Reiser, West Jordan, UT (US); and Jeff Parrish, Kaysville, UT (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sàrl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/082,904.
Application 17/082,904 is a division of application No. 15/941,450, filed on Mar. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,856,967.
Application 15/941,450 is a division of application No. 13/793,514, filed on Mar. 11, 2013, granted, now 9,974,643, issued on May 22, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0038366 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
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)
CPC A61F 2/0811 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0829 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical implant, comprising:
a body having a plurality of thru-holes formed therein;
a first suture filament extending through the body and configured to form:
a self-locking knot, the self-locking knot defining a collapsible opening that is located on a top side of the body, and
one or more coils arranged such that each coil is formed as a result of the suture filament being disposed through at least two of the plurality of thru-holes of the body such that a portion of each coil is disposed on the top side of the body and a portion of each coil is disposed on a bottom side of the body, and
a second suture filament extending longitudinally through the body, wherein the self-locking knot has:
a first portion of the first suture filament that is intermediate a first terminal end thereof and the one or more coils, is disposed on the top side of the body and extending through the collapsible opening from a first side of the opening, and
a second portion of the first suture filament that is intermediate a second terminal end thereof and the one or more coils disposed on the top side of the body and passed through the collapsible opening from a second, opposite side of the opening, and
wherein the collapsible opening is configured to collapse and move toward the body when tension is applied to at least one of the first and second terminal ends.