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

US11583384B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CONEXTIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Erik N. Kubiak · Salt Lake City, US
• Roy M. Taylor · Salt Lake City, US
• Zackery K. Evans · Woods Cross, US
• Barrett J. Yates · Layton, US
• Daniel K. Smith · Woods Cross, US
• Cody L. Gehrke · South Jordan, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2018
• Grant date: Feb 21, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 27, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/0888
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing soft tissue adjacent a soft tissue repair site. In one embodiment, a repair device includes an anchor member, a capture member and one or more flexible members. The anchor member includes a base with at least four legs extending integrally from the base, the at least four legs configured to be moveable from a straight first position to a formed second position. The capture member is configured to be coupled to the anchor member such that the at least four legs of the anchor member move around structural portions of the capture member with the at least four legs of the anchor member in the formed second position. The one or more flexible members are coupled to the base of the anchor member, the one or more flexible members extending at least partially along the base of the anchor member.