System and method for preparing a soft tissue graft
A system and method for loading a suture construct on a soft tissue graft with a graft assembly. The graft assembly includes a suture construct having a closed end and an open end; a first tail of suture and a second tail of suture positioned adjacent to the open end; a first closed loop positioned at the closed end formed from the first and second tails of suture; a first splice formed by the first tail in the second tail between the closed loop and the open end; a second closed loop formed from the first and second tails of suture between the splice and the open end; and a second splice formed by the first tail in the second tail between the second closed loop and the open end.
1. A graft assembly, comprising:
a suture construct having a closed end and an open end;
a first tail of suture and a second tail of suture positioned adjacent to the open end;
a first closed loop positioned at the closed end formed from the first and second tails of suture;
a first splice formed to one side of the first closed loop by the first tail extending over a predetermined length of and within the second tail between the closed loop and the open end;
a second closed loop formed from the first and second tails of suture next to the first splice towards the open end; and
a second splice formed to one side of the second closed loop by the first tail extending over a predetermined length of and within the second tail towards the open end.
2. The graft assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a hollow tube extending through the first closed loop and the second closed loop.
3. The graft assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first and second closed loops extend perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis extending through the hollow tube.
4. The graft assembly of claim 2 , wherein the hollow tube has an inner lumen extending therethrough.
5. The graft assembly of claim 4 , wherein a graft extends at least partially through the inner lumen.
6. The graft assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first and second tails of suture are of a single strand of suture.
7. The graft assembly of claim 1 , further comprising: a number of additional splices, each additional splice formed by the first tail extending over a predetermined length of and within the second tail towards the open end; and a number of additional closed loops formed by the first and second tails of suture in gaps located between the series of additional splices.