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US 7,530,990 · App. 10/895,266 · Granted May 12, 2009

Endobutton continuous loop for bone tendon with double loop knot

Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,530,990
App. No.
10/895,266
Granted
May 12, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of securing a tissue graft within a bone passage includes providing a graft fixation member comprising a closed double-loop having a pair of differently sized loop sections and capturing both sections of the closed-loop within the fixation member. The longer loop section is passed through an opening in the tissue graft then is passed through the smaller loop and thrown over the fixation member to form a knot.

Claims (15)

1. A method of securing a tissue graft within a bone passage comprising:

providing a graft fixation member comprising a closed double-loop having a pair of loop sections,

capturing each of the pair of loop sections within the fixation member

passing a first one of the sections through an opening in the tissue graft,

passing the first one of the loop sections through a second one of the loop sections, and

positioning the first loop section over the fixation member to form a knot.

2. The method of claim 1 in which the first loop section is longer than the second.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising forming the opening in the tissue graft.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the opening is formed in a bone block of the tissue graft.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the opening is formed in a tendon of the tissue graft.

6. The method of claim 2 further comprising passing the fixation member through the bone passage.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein passing the fixation member through the bone passage comprises first passing the fixation member through a bone passage in a tibia and then through a bone passage in a femur.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein passing the fixation member through the bone passage comprises first passing the fixation member through a bone passage in a femur and then through a bone passage in a tibia.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising positioning the fixation member to pass through the bone passage using a suture.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising positioning the fixation member to pass through the bone passage using closure tape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2004
From: PERRIELLO, MICHAEL; FROMM, STUART E.
To: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 1039145700 · Mar 18, 2003
Continuation 0985909600 · May 16, 2001
Related Publication 20050038427A1 · Feb 17, 2005