Looped high strength suture chain for knotless fixation
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1. A suture chain comprising a length of suture with at least one suture loop.
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Abstract
A chain of loops of braided high strength suture for surgical applications. The suture chain is advantageous for use in knotless fixation of soft tissue to bone, and can be used for knotless side-to-side suturing of U-shaped defects, such as rotator cuff tears.
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- 1. A suture chain comprising a length of suture with at least one suture loop.
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6. A suture assembly comprising:
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a suture chain comprising a suture strand with at least two suture loops; and
a suture anchor attached to the suture chain. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A suture assembly comprising:
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a suture chain comprising a suture strand with at least two suture loops; and
a needle attached to the suture chain.
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10. A method of conducting arthroscopic surgery, comprising the steps of:
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securing one end of a suture chain to anchoring tissue;
capturing repair tissue with the suture chain; and
approximating the captured repair tissue to the anchoring tissue by securing the other end of the suture chain to the anchoring tissue. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of positioning tissue within a body, comprising the steps of:
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providing a suture chain comprising a plurality of suture loops;
positioning the suture strand in the vicinity of tissue to be treated; and
securing the suture strand with a fixation device in the vicinity of the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of tensioning suture, comprising the steps of:
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providing a suture chain comprising a plurality of suture loops;
securing the suture chain with a fixation device in the vicinity of anatomical tissue to be treated; and
pulling on the suture chain to tension the suture chain.
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