US 11,911,084 B2
Method for using scapular tethers
David B. Spenciner, North Attleboro, MA (US); Stefan Gabriel, Mattapoisett, MA (US); Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US); Donald E. Barry, Norwood, MA (US); Philipp Moroder, Berlin (DE); Marc Jacofsky, Phoenix, AZ (US); Aaron Chamberlain, St. Louis, MO (US); Annemarie Bridgette von Rechenberg, Birmensdorf (CH); John M. Tokish, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Brianna Lee, Portsmouth, RI (US); Gary McAlister, Franklin, MA (US); and Benjamin Cleveland, Weymouth, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/147,114.
Prior Publication US 2022/0218399 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/842 (2013.01) [A61F 2/40 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00942 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30731 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical method, comprising:
attaching a first terminal end of a flexible implant to a first body structure of a person; and
attaching a second terminal end of the flexible implant to a second body structure of the person;
wherein the flexible implant, with the first and second terminal ends attached, is configured to affect motion of a scapula of the person with respect to a thorax of the person; and
wherein the first body structure is a rib of a person, and the second body structure is the scapula of the person.