Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone

US11547397B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CONEXTIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Erik N. Kubiak · Salt Lake City, US
• Barrett J. Yates · Layton, US
• Roy M. Taylor · Salt Lake City, US
• Zackery K. Evans · Woods Cross, US
• Daniel K. Smith · Woods Cross, US
• Daniel L. Gruppo · Loveland, US
• Roy W. Sanders · Tampa, US
• Matthew Swift · Fort Wayne, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 5, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/0641
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Devices, systems and/or methods for fixating soft tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a repair device for fixating soft tissue to bone with a bone anchor includes a soft tissue anchor and one or more flexible members. The soft tissue anchor includes a base with multiple legs extending from the base. The one or more flexible members are coupled to the base and configured to extend from the base to the bone anchor with a fixed length. With this arrangement, the fixed length of the one or more flexible members is configured to maintain a fixed distance between the soft tissue anchor and the bone anchor such that, as the bone anchor is seated into bone, the one or more flexible members pulls the soft tissue anchor down against the soft tissue to fixate the soft tissue to the bone.