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Surgical fixation systems and methods

US10448945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

ARTHREX, INC. · US

Inventors

Samuel Bachmaier · Enghausen, DE
Coen Wijdicks · Munich, DE
Stefan Krupp · Munich, DE
Adrian Wilson · Basingstoke, GB
Patrick W. Smith · Scottsdale, US
Jacob A. Jolly · Naples, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2017
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/0882
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This disclosure relates to surgical fixation systems and methods. A surgical fixation system can include a fixation device, a loop connected to the fixation device, a graft carried by the loop, and a reinforcement material. Surgical fixation systems can be used in various tissue reconstruction procedures, including but not limited to, ACL and PCL reconstructions. The graft and the reinforcement material may be tensioned independently of one another to avoid stress shielding the graft.

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