Soft tissue repair device and associated methods
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1. A tissue repair device comprising:
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a first inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle;
a second inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle;
a first slider configured to move the first inserter relative to the handle;
a second slider configured to move the second inserter relative to the handle, wherein the first slider is configured to selectively move the first inserter from a first retracted position to a first extended position, and wherein the second slider is configured to selectively move the second inserter from a second retracted position to a second extended position;
a first anchor carried on a distal outer surface of the first inserter such that the first anchor is positioned proximal of a tissue-piercing distal end of the first inserter, wherein a buttress of the first inserter abuts a corresponding surface of the first anchor;
a second anchor carried on a distal outer surface of the second inserter such that the second anchor is positioned proximal of a tissue-piercing distal end of the second inserter, wherein a buttress of the second inserter abuts a corresponding surface of the second anchor; and
a flexible strand coupling the first anchor to the second anchor, wherein the first anchor and the second anchor are slidable along the flexible strand.
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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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23 Claims
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1. A tissue repair device comprising:
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a handle; a first inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a second inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a first slider configured to move the first inserter relative to the handle; a second slider configured to move the second inserter relative to the handle, wherein the first slider is configured to selectively move the first inserter from a first retracted position to a first extended position, and wherein the second slider is configured to selectively move the second inserter from a second retracted position to a second extended position; a first anchor carried on a distal outer surface of the first inserter such that the first anchor is positioned proximal of a tissue-piercing distal end of the first inserter, wherein a buttress of the first inserter abuts a corresponding surface of the first anchor; a second anchor carried on a distal outer surface of the second inserter such that the second anchor is positioned proximal of a tissue-piercing distal end of the second inserter, wherein a buttress of the second inserter abuts a corresponding surface of the second anchor; and a flexible strand coupling the first anchor to the second anchor, wherein the first anchor and the second anchor are slidable along the flexible strand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A tissue repair device comprising:
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a handle; a first inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a second inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a first slider configured to move the first inserter; a second slider configured to move the second inserter; a first anchor carried on a first distal end of the first inserter; a second anchor carried on a second distal end of the second inserter; and a slider control mechanism configured to prioritize separate deployment of the first inserter relative to the second inserter, wherein the slider control mechanism is configured to enable a forward deployment motion of the first inserter before enabling a retraction motion of the first inserter and a subsequent forward deployment motion of the second inserter, and wherein the slider control mechanism includes a disc having a first side and a second side where the first side includes a first post and a second post and the second side includes a third post, the handle defining a first track, a second track and a third track, each track configured to receive the first, second and third post, respectively, to prioritize separate deployment of the first inserter relative to the second inserter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A tissue repair device, comprising:
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a handle; a first inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a second inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a first slider configured to move the first inserter relative to the handle; a second slider configured to move the second inserter relative to the handle, wherein the first slider is configured to selectively move the first inserter from a first retracted position to a first extended position, and wherein the second slider is configured to selectively move the second inserter from a second retracted position to a second extended position; a first anchor carried on a distal outer surface of the first inserter such that the first anchor is positioned proximal of a tissue-piercing distal end of the first inserter, wherein the first anchor is in a folded configuration on the distal outer surface of the first inserter; a second anchor carried on a distal outer surface of the second inserter such that the second anchor is positioned proximal of a tissue-piercing distal end of the second inserter; and a flexible strand coupling the first anchor to the second anchor, wherein the first anchor and the second anchor are slidable along the flexible strand. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A tissue repair device, comprising:
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a handle; a first inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a second inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a first slider configured to move the first inserter relative to the handle; a second slider configured to move the second inserter relative to the handle, wherein the first slider is configured to selectively move the first inserter from a first retracted position to a first extended position, and wherein the second slider is configured to selectively move the second inserter from a second retracted position to a second extended position; a first anchor carried on a distal outer surface of the first inserter such that the first anchor is positioned proximal of a tissue-piercing distal end of the first inserter, wherein the first anchor is positioned proximal of the tissue-piercing distal end of the first inserter without the first inserter penetrating the first anchor; a second anchor carried on a distal outer surface of the second inserter such that the second anchor is positioned proximal of a tissue-piercing distal end of the second inserter; and a flexible strand coupling the first anchor to the second anchor, wherein the first anchor and the second anchor are slidable along the flexible strand. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A tissue repair device comprising:
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a handle; a first inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a second inserter extending from and movable relative to the handle; a first anchor carried on a first distal end of the first inserter; a second anchor carried on a second distal end of the second inserter; and a flexible strand carrying the first and second anchors, wherein the flexible strand extends into an internal passage of the flexible strand at a first aperture, extends along the internal passage of the flexible strand and out of the flexible strand at a second aperture in the flexible strand to form a self-locking adjustable loop, wherein the first inserter and the second inserter are configured to deploy the first and second anchors, respectively, and the self-locking adjustable loop is configured to be self-locked by pulling on an end of the flexible strand. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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