US 12,102,317 B2
Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone
Erik N. Kubiak, Las Vegas, NV (US); Barrett J. Yates, Layton, UT (US); Roy M. Taylor, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Zackery K Evans, Woods Cross, UT (US); Daniel K. Smith, Woods Cross, UT (US); Adriana M. Topete, Farmington, UT (US); and Matthew J. Swift, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US)
Assigned to CONEXTIONS, INC., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by CONEXTIONS, INC., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/224,424.
Application 17/224,424 is a division of application No. 16/279,337, filed on Feb. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,973,509.
Application 16/279,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/226,573, filed on Dec. 19, 2018, granted, now 11,696,822.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/633,000, filed on Feb. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/608,533, filed on Dec. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0015752 A1, Jan. 20, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/06119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A repair device system for fixating soft tissue to bone, the repair device system comprising:
a bone anchor having an elongated structure extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the bone anchor defining a bone anchor axis extending along the elongated structure;
a soft tissue anchor having a base with multiple legs extending from the base so as to extend toward the bone anchor; and
one or more flexible members extending to couple the soft tissue anchor to the bone anchor, the one or more flexible members being sized and configured to substantially maintain the soft tissue anchor to be spaced relative to the bone anchor at a pre-determined distance;
wherein, upon the bone anchor being moved into the bone, the one or more flexible members extend taut between the bone anchor and the soft tissue anchor so that the bone anchor and the soft tissue anchor simultaneously move in a common direction so that the soft tissue anchor is seated into the soft tissue.