US 12,262,886 B2
Orthopedic stabilization device, kit, and method
Ryan Niver, Glenview, IL (US); and Wesley Lloyd Reed, Libertyville, IL (US)
Assigned to Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US)
Filed by Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/408,080.
Application 17/873,784 is a division of application No. 16/567,983, filed on Sep. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,426,154, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 18/408,080 is a continuation of application No. 17/873,784, filed on Jul. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,896,211.
Prior Publication US 2024/0148373 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8042 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A bone stabilization method comprising:
surgically exposing one or more bone segments of a patient, at least one of the bone segments having a near cortex surface and at least one of the bone segments having a far cortex surface;
drilling a hole through the one or more bone segments;
providing an orthopedic stabilization device;
wherein the orthopedic stabilization device comprises:
a first button having a base portion and a locking loop, the base portion having a proximal surface, a distal surface, and one or more openings extending therethrough, the locking loop extending from a distal surface of the base portion in an axial direction;
a locking member having an aperture sized to receive the locking loop such that the locking member is slidably engageable therewith;
a second button having one or more openings extending therethrough; and
a suture disposed between the first button and the second button, wherein said locking loop and said locking member are sized such that a portion of said suture is frictionally retainable between said locking member and said locking loop to thereby tie said first button to said second button;
advancing the second button and suture through the hole such that the second button exits the hole proximate the far cortex surface; and
tensioning the suture such that the first button is positioned proximate the near cortex surface and is tied to the second button, and wherein a portion of the suture is frictionally retained between the locking member and locking loop.