Soft anchoring tissue repair assembly and system

US12262885B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US
• SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG · CH
• SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED · SG

Inventors

• Zenan Qi · Attleboro, US
• Marc Joseph Balboa · Hopkinton, US
• Timothy Young · Palo Alto, US
• Geoffrey Ian Karasic · Boston, US
• Paul Alexander Torrie · Marblehead, US
• Kyle Turner · Mansfield, US
• Nehal Navinbhai Patel · Boston, US
• Benjamin Hall · Brookline, US
• Kangqiao Li · Providence, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 12, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 1, 2025
• Expiry date: Apr 3, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/0852
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A tissue repair assembly is disclosed, including a soft anchor body and at least a first suture operably coupled to the anchor body. Tensioning on first and/or second ends of first suture may deploy the anchor body to a second configuration, in which the anchor body is axially compressed and radially extended. The tissue repair assembly may also include a means to cinch around a portion of a first and/or second suture and knotlessly lock the tissue repair assembly. Some embodiments may include a pre-formed knot. In some embodiments, the preformed knot may be a nail knot, provided wrapped around an insertion instrument and configured to receive and cinch around a suture extending therethrough.