US 12,453,547 B2
Surgical implant assembly
Greg Couzens, Queensland (AU); Kau Shean Liang, Queensland (AU); and Michael Maurer, Queensland (AU)
Assigned to Field Orthopaedics PTY Ltd, Queensland (AU)
Filed by Field Orthopaedics PTY Ltd, Queensland (AU)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/083,583.
Application 19/083,583 is a continuation of application No. PCT/AU2024/050418, filed on Apr. 30, 2024.
Claims priority of application No. 2023901361 (AU), filed on May 5, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0213243 A1, Jul. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical implant assembly comprising:
first and second anchor bodies adapted to engage respective bone surfaces of first and second metacarpal bones;
a primary suture having a suture length extending between first and second terminal segments of the primary suture, the suture length of the primary suture comprising a first suture segment that passes through the first anchor body and a second suture segment passing through the second anchor body with a bridging segment of the primary suture extending between the first and second suture segments of the primary suture wherein the first suture segment lies in between the bridging segment and the first terminal segment and wherein the second suture segment lies in between the bridging segment and the second terminal segment;
a secondary suture having a suture length extending between first and second terminal segments of the secondary suture, the secondary suture comprising a secondary suture segment being passed through the first anchor body, the secondary suture segment being located between the first and second terminal segments of the secondary suture and wherein no portion of the secondary suture passes through the second anchor body;
wherein the primary suture is received and passed towards the first anchor body for the first suture segment to be passed through the first anchor body before returning the primary suture thereby forming a first primary loop to engage the first anchor body and wherein the surgical implant assembly further comprises a primary suture sleeve for receiving and passing the primary suture towards the first anchor body for the first suture segment to be passed through the first anchor body before returning the primary suture through the primary suture sleeve thereby forming the first primary loop to engage the first anchor body;
wherein the secondary suture is received and passed towards the first anchor body to pass the secondary suture segment through the first anchor body before returning the secondary suture thereby forming a secondary loop to engage the first anchor body; and
wherein, during use, at least sections of the primary and secondary loops overlap along the bridging segment of the primary suture.