US 12,232,943 B2
Systems and methods for using structured tissue augmentation constructs in soft tissue fixation repair
Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US); Douglas L. Hester, Dartmouth, MA (US); and Tamim Diab, Attleboro, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sàrl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sàrl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/243,179.
Prior Publication US 2022/0346926 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0063 (2013.01) [A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61L 31/044 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structured surgical construct, comprising
a tissue augmentation block having a first tissue-engaging surface with a surface area defined by a length and a width of the block and a second surface with a surface area defined by the length and the width of the block, the second surface being opposed to the first tissue-engaging surface and a thickness of the block being defined by a distance between the first tissue-engaging surface and the second surface, the surface areas of the first tissue-engaging surface and the second surface being larger than the surface areas of any other sides of the block and the thickness being the shortest of the length, the width, and the thickness of the block; and
a support skeleton at least partially integrated with the tissue augmentation block such that flexing of the tissue augmentation block induces a corresponding flexing of at least a portion of the support skeleton, the support skeleton being configured such that it is biased in an expanded configuration that in turn causes the tissue augmentation block to expand, wherein the support skeleton further comprises:
a spine extending along at least a portion of the length of the block;
a plurality of first ribs extending from the spine along the width of the block in a first direction towards a first end of the block,
a plurality of second ribs extending from the spine along the width of the block in a second direction towards a second end of the block, a distance between the first and second ends defining the width of the block, and
a suture coupled at a first end of the spine and braided around at least a portion of a length of the spine.