Graft preparation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11517414-B2
Application number	US-201916654601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2019
Priority date	Oct 16, 2019
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

A graft preparation system includes a fixation implant including a strand of suture wrapped around a graft preparation card. A tenaculum includes a first arm having a first tooth and a second arm having a second tooth that are pivotally connected at a pivot. The first arm includes a slot between the first tooth and the pivot that receives the graft preparation card. A tape suture assembly includes a tape suture and a first suture strand. The tape suture is positioned on a graft, and the tape suture is attached to the graft with a stitch formed with the first suture strand.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A graft preparation system comprising:
a fixation implant including a button with a first button hole and a second button hole, a first strand of suture that passes through the first button hole, and a suture construct that passes through both the first button hole and the second button hole, wherein the suture construct includes a first free strand and a second free strand, and the suture construct includes a first adjustable eyesplice and a second adjustable eyesplice interconnected by a loop to form an adjustable loop;
a graft preparation card substantially rectangular in shape and including a graft edge, an opposing tenaculum edge, a first cleat edge that defines a first cleat, an opposing second cleat edge that defines a second cleat, a passage having a longitudinal axis extending from the graft edge, a first hole and a second hole located on each side of the passage, a first slit that extends from the graft edge to the first hole, a second slit that extends from the graft edge to the second hole, a first groove on the graft edge located above the first hole, a second groove on the graft edge located above the second hole, a third groove located on the tenaculum edge, and a fourth groove is located on the tenaculum edge,
wherein a line extending between the first groove and the third groove is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and a line between the second groove and the fourth groove is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis,
wherein the first strand of suture, the first free strand, and the second free strand of the fixation implant are wrapped around the graft preparation card,
wherein the first adjustable eyesplice of the suture construct is received in the first groove and the third groove of the graft preparation card and the second adjustable eyesplice of the suture construct is received in the second groove and the fourth groove of the graft preparation card,
wherein the first adjustable eyesplice is slidable through the first slit to be received in the first hole and the second adjustable eyesplice is slidable through the second slit to be received in the second hole, and
wherein the loop of the suture construct is located between the first hole and the second hole;

a tenaculum including a first arm having a first tooth and a second arm having a second tooth, wherein the first arm and the second arm are pivotally connected at a pivot, the first tooth and the second tooth are at a distal end of the first arm and the second arm, respectively, of the tenaculum, and the first arm between the first tooth and the pivot includes a slot that receives the graft preparation card; and
a tape suture assembly including a tape suture, a first suture strand, a second suture strand, and a needle attached to the first suture strand and the second suture strand, wherein the tape suture is positioned on a graft, the first suture strand and the second suture strand extend from a distal end portion of the tape suture, the tape suture is attached to the graft with stitches formed by the first suture strand and the second suture strand, the first tooth of the tenaculum pierces a proximal end portion of the tape suture, the second tooth of the tenaculum pierces a proximal end portion of the graft, and the first suture strand and the two free strands of the suture construct wrap around a first cleat and a second cleat of the graft preparation card.

2. A graft preparation system comprising:
a fixation implant including at least one strand of suture;
a graft preparation card, wherein the at least one strand of suture of the fixation implant is wrapped around the graft preparation card;
a tenaculum including a first arm having a first tooth and a second arm having a second tooth, wherein the first arm and the second arm are pivotally connected at a pivot, and the first arm between the first tooth and the pivot includes a slot that receives the graft preparation card; and
a tape suture assembly including a tape suture and a first suture strand, wherein the tape suture is positioned on a graft, the first suture strand extends from a distal end portion of the tape suture, the tape suture is attached to the graft with a stitch formed with the first suture strand, the first tooth of the tenaculum pierces a proximal end portion of the tape suture, and the second tooth of the tenaculum pierces a proximal end portion of the graft.

3. The graft preparation system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the first tooth and the second tooth are at a distal end of the first arm and the second arm, respectively, of the tenaculum.

4. The graft preparation system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the graft preparation card is substantially rectangular in shape and includes a graft edge, an opposing tenaculum edge, a first cleat edge, and an opposing second cleat edge, and the graft preparation card includes a passage having a longitudinal axis extending from the graft edge.

5. The graft preparation system as recited in claim 4 , wherein the graft preparation card includes a curved portion in communication with the passage, and the passage and the curved portion define a keyhole shaped opening.

6. The graft preparation system as recited in claim 4 , wherein the graft preparation card includes a first hole and a second hole located on each side of the passage, a first slit extends from the graft edge to the first hole, and a second slit extends from the graft edge to the second hole.

7. The graft preparation system as recited in claim 6 , wherein a first groove on the graft edge is located above the first hole, a second groove on the graft edge is located above the second hole, a third groove is located on the tenaculum edge, a fourth groove is located on the tenaculum edge, wherein a line extending between the first groove and the third groove is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a line between the second groove and the fourth groove is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.

8. The graft preparation system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the first cleat edge defines a first cleat, the opposing second cleat edge defines a second cleat, a third hole is located in an area where the tenaculum edge and the first cleat edge intersect, a fourth hole is located in an area where the tenaculum edge and the opposing second cleat edge intersect, and a fifth hole is located in an area where the graft edge and the opposing second cleat edge intersect, and a line between the fourth hole and the fifth hole is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.

9. The graft preparation system as recited in claim 8 , wherein the fixation implant includes a button with a first button hole and a second button hole, the at least one strand of suture comprises a first strand of suture that passes through the first button hole and a suture construct that passes through both the first button hole and the second button hole, the suture construct includes a first free strand and a second free strand, and the suture construct includes a first adjustable eyesplice and a second adjustable eyesplice interconnected by a loop to form an adjustable loop.

10. The graft preparation system as recited in claim 9 , wherein the first adjustable eyesplice of the suture construct is received in the first groove and the third groove of the graft preparation card, the second adjustable eyesplice of the suture construct is received in the second groove and the fourth groove of the graft preparation card, the first adjustable eyesplice is slidable through the first slit to be received in the first hole, the second adjustable eyesplice is slidable through the second slit to be received in the second hole, and the loop of the suture con

Assignees

• Arthrex Inc

Inventors

• Xerogeanes John
• Jackson Jeffrey
• Jolly Jacob
• Boyle Justin
• Ingwer Zachary
• Saeteurn Lai

Classifications

• A61F2220/0075

  sutured, ligatured or stitched, retained or tied with a rope, string, thread, wire or cable · CPC title

• A61B2017/0404

  Buttons · CPC title

• A61B17/06133

  of parallelepipedal shape, e.g. made of rectangular or slightly oval panels · CPC title

• A61B17/0483 Primary

  Hand-held instruments for holding sutures (A61B17/0469 takes precedence; other holders for needles or sutures A61B17/06061; surgical forceps A61B17/28; surgical pincettes A61B17/30) · CPC title

• A61F2/0811 Primary

  Fixation devices for tendons or ligaments · CPC title