Closure device and method for tissue repair
First Claim
1. A wound closure device comprising:
- a first anchor;
a second anchor; and
a flexible member connecting the first anchor to the second anchor, the flexible member including a first end which is coupled relative to the first anchor and a free end which is looped through the second anchor and through a slip fastener, whereby the flexible member is movably attached to the second anchor, such that pulling on the free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the first anchor and second anchor,wherein the movable attachment includes a knot formed in the flexible member at the second anchor,wherein the knot includes a first portion of the flexible member threaded through the second anchor to form a loop, and a second portion that passes over a surface of the second anchor and through the loop.
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Abstract
A method of closing a tissue wound includes providing a wound closure device having a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible member movably attached to the second anchor, positioning the first anchor against tissue, passing the flexible member across the wound, positioning the second anchor against tissue, and pulling on a free end of the flexible member to shorten a length of the flexible member between the first and second anchors, thereby closing the wound. A wound closure device includes a first anchor, a second anchor; and a flexible member connecting the first anchor to the second anchor, the flexible member being movably attached to the second anchor, such that pulling on a free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the first and second anchors.
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16 Claims
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1. A wound closure device comprising:
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a first anchor; a second anchor; and a flexible member connecting the first anchor to the second anchor, the flexible member including a first end which is coupled relative to the first anchor and a free end which is looped through the second anchor and through a slip fastener, whereby the flexible member is movably attached to the second anchor, such that pulling on the free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the first anchor and second anchor, wherein the movable attachment includes a knot formed in the flexible member at the second anchor, wherein the knot includes a first portion of the flexible member threaded through the second anchor to form a loop, and a second portion that passes over a surface of the second anchor and through the loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wound closure device comprising:
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a first anchor; a second anchor; a flexible member connecting the first anchor to the second anchor, the flexible member being movably attached to the second anchor, such that pulling on a free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the first anchor and second anchor; and a slip fastener; wherein the free end is a first end of the flexible member, the flexible member further including a second end, the second end coupled to the first anchor; and wherein the second anchor includes a loop through which the flexible member passes, the flexible member slidably passing through the slip fastener and the loop. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A wound closure device comprising:
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a first anchor; a second anchor; and a flexible member connecting the first anchor to the second anchor, the flexible member including a first end which is coupled relative to the first anchor and a free end which is looped through the second anchor and through a slip fastener, whereby the flexible member is movably attached to the second anchor, such that pulling on the free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the first anchor and second anchor, wherein the device is configured such that tensioning a portion of the flexible member extending between the first anchor and the second anchor while not tensioning the free end causes the second anchor to pin the flexible member between the second anchor and a compression surface thereby resisting relative movement between the second anchor and the flexible member and thus resisting an increase in length of the flexible member between the first and second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification