Soft tissue repair device and associated methods
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1. A fibrous tissue repair device comprising:
- a first tubular anchor defining a longitudinal passage between first and second ends;
a first inserter having a longitudinal shaft along a longitudinal axis with a buttress transverse to the longitudinal axis for abutting on the first tubular anchor and a distal portion extending from the buttress and having an elongated planar surface transverse to the buttress and keyed to a planar surface of the longitudinal passage of the first tubular anchor, the distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the first tubular anchor;
a second tubular anchor defining a longitudinal passage between first and second ends;
a second inserter having a longitudinal shaft having distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the second tubular anchor; and
a flexible strand coupling the first and second tubular anchors.
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Abstract
A fibrous tissue repair device includes first and second tubular anchors having corresponding longitudinal passages. The tissue repair device includes corresponding first and second inserters. Each inserter has a shaft with a distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the corresponding tubular anchor. A flexible strand couples the first and second anchors.
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18 Claims
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1. A fibrous tissue repair device comprising:
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a first tubular anchor defining a longitudinal passage between first and second ends; a first inserter having a longitudinal shaft along a longitudinal axis with a buttress transverse to the longitudinal axis for abutting on the first tubular anchor and a distal portion extending from the buttress and having an elongated planar surface transverse to the buttress and keyed to a planar surface of the longitudinal passage of the first tubular anchor, the distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the first tubular anchor; a second tubular anchor defining a longitudinal passage between first and second ends; a second inserter having a longitudinal shaft having distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the second tubular anchor; and a flexible strand coupling the first and second tubular anchors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fibrous tissue repair device comprising:
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a first non-deformable anchor having a first longitudinal passage; a first inserter having a first longitudinal shaft with a distal portion received in the first longitudinal passage of the first non-deformable anchor and a proximal portion coupled to a first handle; a second non-deformable anchor having a second longitudinal passage; a second inserter having a second longitudinal shaft having distal portion received in the second longitudinal passage of the second non-deformable anchor and a proximal portion coupled to a second handle; a flexible strand coupling the first and non-deformable second anchors; and a cannula having a third handle and a longitudinal passage with an elongated cross-section slidably receiving the first and second longitudinal shafts; wherein the first and second handles have corresponding first and second elongated flat surfaces facing one another and forming a symmetric cylindrical handle when in contact, the first and second flat surfaces are configured for sliding relatively to one another. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A fibrous tissue repair device comprising:
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a first tubular anchor having a longitudinal axis and defining a longitudinal passage between first and second ends, the longitudinal passage having a D-shaped cross-section; a first inserter having a longitudinal shaft with a buttress for the first tubular anchor and a D-shaped distal portion having a longitudinal planar surface transverse to the buttress and extending distal from the buttress, the distal portion received and keyed in the longitudinal passage of the first tubular anchor; a flexible strand passing through a transverse bore of the first tubular anchor, the transverse bore perpendicular the longitudinal axis of the first tubular anchor;
a second tubular anchor defining a longitudinal passage between first and second ends, the longitudinal passage having a D-shaped cross-section;
a second inserter having a longitudinal shaft with a distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the second tubular anchor, the second inserter having a buttress for the second tubular anchor; and
wherein the flexible stand passes through a transverse bore of the second tubular anchor.
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