Accelerated healing with intraoperative combination of suture and autogenous blood components
First Claim
1. A method of suturing comprising:
- placing a length of suture into a sterile container;
obtaining an autogenous blood component from a patient by centrifuging the patient'"'"'s blood;
adding an anticoagulant to the autogenous blood component to prevent coagulation of the autogenous blood component and keep the blood component in suspension; and
intraoperatively adding the uncoagulated autogenous blood component to the length of suture into the sterile container to obtain a suture soaked with the autogenous blood component.
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Abstract
A suture combined intraoperatively with autogenous blood components. At least one strand of suture is placed into a sterile container. Blood obtained from a patient is separated, using a centrifuge, for example, to retrieve certain healing components such as autogenous growth factors, to obtain an autogenous blood suspension. The autogenous blood suspension is added to the sterile container containing the strand of suture. The suture wicks up biologic components of the autogenous blood suspension to produce an enhanced suture. Surgical repairs using the enhanced suture are conducted by suturing a tear to itself or to bone, for example. Post-operatively, the biologic components leach from the suture to accelerate healing of the repair.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of suturing comprising:
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placing a length of suture into a sterile container; obtaining an autogenous blood component from a patient by centrifuging the patient'"'"'s blood; adding an anticoagulant to the autogenous blood component to prevent coagulation of the autogenous blood component and keep the blood component in suspension; and intraoperatively adding the uncoagulated autogenous blood component to the length of suture into the sterile container to obtain a suture soaked with the autogenous blood component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A surgical method comprising:
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providing at least one strand of suture into a container; obtaining an autogenous blood suspension from a patient by centrifuging the patient'"'"'s blood; adding an anticoagulant to the autogenous blood suspension to prevent coagulation of the autogenous blood suspension and keep blood in suspension; subsequently, adding the uncoagulated autogenous blood suspension to the at least one strand of suture in the container to obtain a soaked suture; and suturing tissue of the patient using the soaked suture combined with the autogenous blood suspension. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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