Soft Tissue Repair and Conduit Device
First Claim
1. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
- a deformable tubular member having a longitudinal bore extending between first and second open ends of the tubular member; and
a flexible strand passing through the longitudinal bore of tubular member, the flexible strand having a first end portion extending outside the first open end of the tubular member and a second portion forming a first loop that passes through the second open end of the tubular member and an intermediate opening between the first and second open ends of the tubular member, such that pulling the first end portion of the flexible strand away from the tubular member deforms a portion of the tubular member between the second open end and the intermediate opening into a folded shape forming a soft tissue anchor.
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Abstract
A soft tissue repair device includes a deformable tubular member having a longitudinal bore extending between first and second open ends and a flexible strand passing through the longitudinal bore of the tubular member. The flexible strand has a first end portion extending outside the first open end of the tubular member and a second portion forming a first loop that passes through the second open end of the tubular member and an intermediate opening between the first and second open ends of the tubular member. Pulling the first end portion of the flexible strand away from the tubular member deforms a portion of the tubular member between the second open end and the intermediate opening into a folded shape forming a soft tissue anchor.
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24 Claims
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1. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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a deformable tubular member having a longitudinal bore extending between first and second open ends of the tubular member; and a flexible strand passing through the longitudinal bore of tubular member, the flexible strand having a first end portion extending outside the first open end of the tubular member and a second portion forming a first loop that passes through the second open end of the tubular member and an intermediate opening between the first and second open ends of the tubular member, such that pulling the first end portion of the flexible strand away from the tubular member deforms a portion of the tubular member between the second open end and the intermediate opening into a folded shape forming a soft tissue anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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a soft tissue vascularization conduit for fluidically connecting opposite sides of soft tissue to form a vascularization path; a deformable soft tissue anchor integral to the vascularization conduit; and a flexible strand passing through the soft tissue anchor and operable to deform the soft tissue anchor, wherein the soft tissue anchor and the vascularization conduit form a single deformable tubular member having first and second open ends. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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a deformable tubular member having a longitudinal bore extending between first and second open ends of the tubular member; and a flexible strand having first and second ends, the flexible strand forming first and second intersecting loops, the first loop passing through a first portion of the longitudinal bore between the second open end and a first opening through a sidewall of the tubular member and intermediate between the first and second open ends, the second loop passing through a second portion of the longitudinal bore between second and third openings through the sidewall of the tubular member and intermediate between the first and second open ends, the first end of the flexible strand extending through the longitudinal bore from the first opening and out the first open end, the second end of the flexible strand forming a slipknot with the second loop, such that pulling the first end deforms a portion of the tubular member between the second open end and the intermediate opening into a folded shape forming a soft tissue anchor. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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Specification