Tissue fixator

US9060768B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US

Inventors

• Michael C. Ferragamo · Foster, US
• Jeffrey Wyman · Naples, US
• Alfred Rodrique Berune, Jr. · Attleboro, US
• Michael James Perriello · Hopedale, US
• Gary R. McCarthy · East Bridgewater, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a needle for attaching a fixator to a soft tissue graft. The needle includes a pointed distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end including a suture coupler, the suture coupler including a hook and a pocket formed by the hook, wherein the needle is curved along an entire length of the needle. A fixator for use with the needle and method of fixating a soft tissue graft to a bone is also disclosed.