US 12,268,591 B2
Self-locking suture constructs and methods of tissue fixation
Jereme J. Lund, Ingleside, IL (US)
Assigned to Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed by Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/752,871.
Application 16/752,871 is a continuation of application No. 15/883,358, filed on Jan. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,646,327.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/481,055, filed on Apr. 3, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/459,353, filed on Feb. 15, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/457,099, filed on Feb. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0155299 A1, May 21, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0811 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A self-locking tensionable construct, comprising:
a first flexible coupler having two terminal ends and a second flexible coupler having two terminal ends, the first flexible coupler and the second flexible coupler being attached to a fixation device; and
a loop interconnection between the first flexible coupler and the second flexible coupler;
wherein one of the two terminal ends of the first flexible coupler is passed through the first flexible coupler multiple times to form a first closed, adjustable, continuous, flexible loop with an adjustable perimeter and a first weave region having an accordion-type configuration;
wherein one of the two terminal ends of the second flexible coupler is passed through the second flexible coupler multiple times to form a second closed, adjustable, continuous, flexible loop with an adjustable perimeter and a second weave region having an accordion-type configuration, the first and second weave regions being adjacent the first and second closed, adjustable, continuous, flexible loops;
wherein the fixation device is configured to be secured into a first tissue;
wherein the other of the two terminal ends of the first flexible coupler and the other of the two terminal ends of the second flexible coupler are configured to be secured to a second tissue to be attached to the first tissue; and
wherein the first weave region and the second weave region lock the first and second closed, adjustable, continuous, flexible loops.