US 11,911,022 B2
Minimally-invasive systems and methods for approximating tissue with a suture
Adam C. Gustafson, Rehoboth, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÀRL, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/724,046.
Application 17/724,046 is a division of application No. 16/944,405, filed on Jul. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,344,295.
Prior Publication US 2022/0233183 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0469 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical repair system, comprising:
a suture construct formed from a suture filament, the suture construct including a first tail, a second tail, and an adjustable loop, an opening of the adjustable loop being defined by the second tail being slidably disposed within the first tail such that applying tension to the second tail collapses the opening of the adjustable loop, and
an inserter having a proximal handle, a coupling region, and a distal end, the distal end including a needle, the coupling region being configured to retain the adjustable loop at the coupling region during insertion of the needle through a target tissue when the adjustable loop is collapsed around the coupling region.