US 12,232,720 B2
Systems for soft tissue repair
William Thomas Kelly, White Plains, NY (US); and Manoj Kumar Singh, Mahwah, NJ (US)
Assigned to Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed by Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/699,559.
Application 17/699,559 is a continuation of application No. 16/219,263, filed on Dec. 13, 2018, granted, now 11,284,879.
Prior Publication US 2022/0211365 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0469 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/1146 (2013.01); A61B 17/1714 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for repairing tissue, comprising:
positioning a portion of a torn tendon within a tissue receiving gap defined in a housing of a suture delivery assembly; and
simultaneously actuating first and second needles at least partially through the tissue receiving gap such that the first and second needles respectively pierce the torn tendon at first and second locations,
wherein the first needle has a first arc length and the second needle has a second arc length different from the first arc length such that the first needle enters the tissue receiving gap before the second needle enters the tissue receiving gap.