Soft tissue repair assembly and associated method
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1. A soft tissue repair device, comprising:
- a first deformable anchor, the first deformable anchor deformable from a first shape to a second shape different than the first shape;
a first deformable vascularization conduit having a side wall and defining a plurality of perforations extending through the side wall;
a flexible strand having a first end and a second end and coupled to the first deformable anchor and the first deformable vascularization conduit, wherein upon pulling on at least one end of the flexible strand causes the first deformable anchor to deform from the first shape to the second shape; and
a first strand loop passing at least partially through a longitudinal bore of the first deformable anchor and having first and second loop ends extending outside the bore of the first deformable anchor.
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Abstract
A soft tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes a flexible member having first and second ends, and a strand passing through the flexible member. The strand has first and second strand ends extending through the flexible member, such that pulling at least one of the first and second strand ends changes the flexible member from a first shape suitable for insertion through soft tissue to a second shape suitable for securely lodging the soft tissue repair assembly relative to soft tissue.
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25 Claims
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1. A soft tissue repair device, comprising:
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a first deformable anchor, the first deformable anchor deformable from a first shape to a second shape different than the first shape; a first deformable vascularization conduit having a side wall and defining a plurality of perforations extending through the side wall; a flexible strand having a first end and a second end and coupled to the first deformable anchor and the first deformable vascularization conduit, wherein upon pulling on at least one end of the flexible strand causes the first deformable anchor to deform from the first shape to the second shape; and a first strand loop passing at least partially through a longitudinal bore of the first deformable anchor and having first and second loop ends extending outside the bore of the first deformable anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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a first deformable anchor defining an internal longitudinal bore and having first and second ends; a first strand loop passing at least partially through the longitudinal bore of the first deformable anchor and having first and second loop ends extending outside the bore of the first deformable anchor; a first tubular conduit for vascularization including an outer surface, a longitudinal inner bore extending between first and second open ends of the first tubular conduit and a plurality of perforations extending from the inner bore through the outer surface of the first tubular conduit; and a flexible strand having first and second strand ends and coupled to the first and second loop ends of the first strand loop, the flexible strand extending substantially outside the first deformable anchor, the flexible strand passing through the inner bore of the first tubular conduit, such that pulling at least one of the first and second strand ends deforms the first deformable anchor from a first shape suitable for insertion through soft tissue to a second shape suitable for securely lodging the soft tissue repair device relative to the soft tissue. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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a first deformable anchor defining an internal longitudinal bore and having first and second ends; a first strand loop passing at least partially through the longitudinal bore of the first deformable anchor and having first and second loop ends extending outside the bore of the first deformable anchor; a second deformable anchor defining an internal longitudinal bore and having first and second ends; a second strand loop passing at least partially through the longitudinal bore of the second deformable anchor and having first and second loop ends extending outside the bore of the second deformable anchor; a first tubular conduit for vascularization including an outer surface and a longitudinal inner bore extending between first and second open ends of the first tubular conduit; a second tubular conduit for vascularization including an outer surface and a longitudinal inner bore extending between first and second open ends of the tubular conduit; and a flexible strand having first and second strand ends, the flexible strand passing a first time through the inner bore of the first tubular conduit, passing through the first and second loop ends of the first strand loop, passing a second time through the inner bore of the first tubular conduit, passing a first time through the inner bore of the second tubular conduit, passing through the first and second loop ends of the second strand loop and passing a second time through the inner bore of the second tubular conduit, such that pulling at least one of the first and second strand ends deforms the first and second deformable anchors from a first shape suitable for insertion through soft tissue to a second shape suitable for securely lodging the soft tissue repair device relative to the soft tissue. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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a first deformable anchor defining an internal longitudinal bore and having first and second ends; a first strand loop passing at least partially through the longitudinal bore of the first deformable anchor and having first and second loop ends extending outside the bore of the first deformable anchor; a second deformable anchor defining an internal longitudinal bore and having first and second ends; a second strand loop passing at least partially through the longitudinal bore of the second deformable anchor and having first and second loop ends extending outside the bore of the second deformable anchor; a tubular conduit for vascularization, the tubular conduit including an outer surface and a longitudinal inner bore extending between first and second open ends of the tubular conduit; and a flexible strand having first and second strand ends, the flexible strand passing a first time through the inner bore of the tubular conduit, passing through the first and second loop ends of the first strand loop, passing a second time through the inner bore of the tubular conduit and passing through the first and second loop ends of the second strand loop, such that pulling at least one of the first and second strand ends deforms the first and second deformable anchors from a first shape suitable for insertion through soft tissue to a second shape suitable for securely lodging the soft tissue repair device relative to the soft tissue. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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