US 12,484,893 B2
Multispan cinchable loops for knotless spanning of tissue between anchor points and tools for using the same
Stefan M. Gabriel, Mattapoisett, MA (US); Gerome O. Miller, Randolph, MA (US); Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US); Howard Tang, Boston, MA (US); and Mark Shainwald, Bridgewater, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sàrl, Le Loche (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/854,500.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000445 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0462 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A suture construct formed from a first flexible member, comprising:
a first knot, splice, or finger trap formed in the first flexible member to create a first loop extending from the knot, splice, or finger trap, the first loop defining a first loop opening;
a first tail of the first flexible member extending from the first knot, splice, or finger trap;
a spanning portion of the first flexible member extending from the first knot, splice, or finger trap;
a second knot, splice, or finger trap formed in the first flexible member to create a second loop extending from the second knot, splice, or finger trap, the second loop defining a second loop opening;
a second tail of the first flexible member extending from the second knot, splice, or finger trap;
a first anchor slidably coupled to a first portion of the suture of the first loop; and
a second anchor slidably coupled to a second portion of the suture of the second loop,
wherein the first tail is configured to slide with respect to the first knot, splice, or finger trap to reduce a size of the first loop opening, and thus reduce a first distance between the first anchor and the first knot, splice, or finger trap,
wherein the second tail is configured to slide with respect to the second knot, splice, or finger trap to reduce a size of the second loop opening, and thus reduce a second distance between the first anchor and the second knot, splice, or finger trap,
wherein the spanning portion of the first flexible member defines a fixed distance along the suture between the first knot, splice, or finger trap and the second knot, splice, or finger trap, and
wherein the first loop terminates within the first anchor when the first anchor is slidably coupled to the first portion of the suture of the first loop, or the second loop terminates within the second anchor when the second anchor is slidably coupled to the second portion of the suture of the second loop.