VARIABLE TENSION POST FIXATION
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1. A variable tension post fixation device comprising:
- an outer screw comprising a head configured to receive a driver, a conical tip, a threaded shaft extending between the head and the tip, and an incompletely cannulated core; and
an inner screw comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one suture hole,wherein the inner screw is configured to be insertably coupled with the outer screw.
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Abstract
A variable tension post fixation device includes an outer screw including a head configured to receive a driver, a conical tip, a threaded shaft extending between the head and the tip, and an incompletely cannulated core, and an inner screw including a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one suture hole, wherein the inner screw is configured to be insertably coupled with the outer screw.
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1. A variable tension post fixation device comprising:
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an outer screw comprising a head configured to receive a driver, a conical tip, a threaded shaft extending between the head and the tip, and an incompletely cannulated core; and an inner screw comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one suture hole, wherein the inner screw is configured to be insertably coupled with the outer screw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for variable tension suture fixation, comprising:
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a cylindrical outer screw including a conical tip, a threaded shaft, a belled head, at least one external eyelet, and a partially cannulated threaded core; and an elongated inner body including a central lumen, a threaded head, an opposing tip, and a shaft disposed between the head and the tip, wherein the inner body is configured to be removably secured within the partially cannulated threaded core, and wherein the inner body cooperates with the outer screw to provide for variable tension fixation of at least two sutures. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A single fixation device for variably tensioning ACL bundles, comprising:
means for securing and tensioning a plurality of sutures to allow a first ACL bundle to be variably tensioned independent of a second ACL bundle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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