Method and suture-button construct for stabilization of cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle
US7875057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/0882
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for stabilization of a cranial cruciate ligament in canines using a suture-button construct. The method includes the steps of drilling a hole across the femur and the tibia, passing a needle with a pull-through suture strand through the femoral hole, and applying a tensile force to the pull-through suture strand and a suture tape such that a first button lies sideways for passage through the femoral hole, advancing the first button through the femoral hole until the first button exits the femoral hole, passing the needle with the pull-through suture strand through the tibial hole, applying a tensile force to the pull-through suture strand and the suture tape such that the first button lies sideways for passage through the tibial hole, flipping the first button to engage it against the tibia, pulling free ends of the suture tape to advance a second button and to seat and secure it against the femur.
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