US 12,232,716 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 Sàrl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sàrl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/132,522.
Application 16/051,423 is a division of application No. 14/986,584, filed on Dec. 31, 2015, granted, now 10,052,094, issued on Aug. 21, 2018.
Application 17/132,522 is a continuation of application No. 16/051,423, filed on Jul. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,898,178.
Application 14/986,584 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/793,514, filed on Mar. 11, 2013, granted, now 9,974,643, issued on May 22, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0169466 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61F 2/0811 (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)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical implant, comprising:
a body having a longitudinal axis;
a first suture filament having first and second terminal ends; and
a second suture filament extending longitudinally through the body, the second suture filament including a protrusion positioned outside of the body, the protrusion having a diameter larger than an entry location at which the second suture filament enters the body to prevent passage of the protrusion into and through the body,
the first suture filament being associated with the body and forming:
a knot located on a top side of the body, the knot having one or more collapsible openings, and
a plurality of coils formed as a result of the terminal ends of the first suture filament passing around or through the body from a top side to a bottom side of the body,
wherein the knot is arranged with the first terminal end of the first suture filament passing through at least one collapsible opening of the knot and the second terminal end of the first suture filament passing through at least one collapsible opening of the knot, and
wherein the one or more collapsible openings are configured to collapse to thereby cinch the knot when tension is applied to at least one of the first and second terminal ends of the first suture filament.