Bone suture assembly
First Claim
1. An internal fracture fixation assembly for fixation of a fracture in a bone, the assembly comprising:
- an implantable first suture retaining member having a body configured and dimensioned to be positionable proximate an outer surface of the bone on a first side of the fracture, the body including first and second parallel channels extending therethrough;
a suture having first and second portions, the first portion extending through the first channel of the first suture retaining member and the second portion extending through the second channel of the first suture retaining member, at least one of the portions positioned in the bone; and
an implantable second suture retaining member having a body configured and dimensioned to be positionable proximate the outer surface of the bone on a second side of the fracture, the body including a first channel extending therethrough for receiving at least one of the first and second portions of the suture.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an internal fracture fixation assembly for fixation of a fracture in a bone. The assembly includes an implantable first suture retaining member having a body configured and dimensioned to be positionable proximate an outer surface of the bone on a first side of the fracture. First and second parallel channels extend through the first suture retaining member. The assembly also includes a suture. A first portion of the suture extends through the first channel of the first suture retaining member, while a second portion of the suture extends through the second channel. At least one of the portions of the suture is positioned in the bone. Furthermore, the assembly includes an implantable second suture retaining member having a body configured and dimensioned to be positionable proximate the outer surface of the bone on a second side of the fracture. A first channel extends through the second suture retaining member. The first channel receives at least one of the portions of the suture.
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1. An internal fracture fixation assembly for fixation of a fracture in a bone, the assembly comprising:
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an implantable first suture retaining member having a body configured and dimensioned to be positionable proximate an outer surface of the bone on a first side of the fracture, the body including first and second parallel channels extending therethrough;
a suture having first and second portions, the first portion extending through the first channel of the first suture retaining member and the second portion extending through the second channel of the first suture retaining member, at least one of the portions positioned in the bone; and
an implantable second suture retaining member having a body configured and dimensioned to be positionable proximate the outer surface of the bone on a second side of the fracture, the body including a first channel extending therethrough for receiving at least one of the first and second portions of the suture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An internal fracture fixation assembly for fixation of a fracture in a bone, the assembly comprising:
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an implantable first suture anchor being configured and dimensioned to be positionable proximate an outer surface of the bone on a first side of the fracture, the first suture anchor including first and second channels extending therethrough;
a flexible suture having a first limb, a second limb, and a connector section, the connector section extending through the first and second channels of the first suture anchor, at least one of the first and second limbs positioned in the bone; and
an implantable second suture anchor being configured and dimensioned to be positionable proximate the outer surface of the bone on a second side of the fracture, the second suture anchor including first and second channels extending therethrough, the first limb of the suture extending through the first channel of the second suture anchor and the second limb of the suture extending through the second channel of the second suture anchor. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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