Implant retaining loop and guide wire extension

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9877736-B2
Application number	US-201514811075-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2015
Priority date	Jul 21, 2011
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

A surgical assembly, the assembly including a first guidewire, a second guidewire, in which each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire are configured to be received by a bone block, a first suture loop, a second suture loop, a first locking component, and a second locking component, in which the first locking component is coupled to the first suture loop and the second locking component is coupled to the second suture loop.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surgical method comprising:
forming a posterior portal in a body;
forming an anterior portal in the body;
inserting a first guidewire and a second guidewire into the posterior portal;
pulling each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire out of the body, through the anterior portal;
disposing each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire through a bone block;
securing a first suture loop to the first guidewire and a second suture loop to the second guidewire;
disposing the bone block into the body with the first guidewire and the second guidewire, through the anterior portal;
removing each of the first suture loop and the second suture loop; and
securing the bone block within the body, against the glenoid.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising disposing a guide comprising a hook into the body, through the posterior portal.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising positioning the hook of the guide on an anterior side of the glenoid.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a first hole and a second hole through the glenoid, from the posterior side of the glenoid to the anterior side of the glenoid.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising inserting a first cannula into the body, through the anterior portal, the first cannula comprising a hole formed therethrough, a proximal end, a distal end, and a central axis defined therethrough.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein disposing the bone block into the body comprises orienting the bone block such that a longitudinal axis of the bone block is substantially parallel to the central axis of the first cannula.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein pulling each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire out of the body comprises using a grasper to pull each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire out of the body, through the anterior portal.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein disposing the bone block into the body comprises pushing the bone block into the body, through the first cannula, with an obturator.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein disposing the bone block into the body comprises pulling the bone block into the body, through the first cannula, with each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein securing the bone block within the body comprises securing at least one threaded screw through the bone block, into the glenoid.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing each of the first guidewire and the second guidewire from the body.

Assignees

• Smith & Nephew Inc

Inventors

• Wyman Jeffrey
• Ellis Dan
• Smith Graham
• Taverna Ettore

Classifications

• A61B17/0487

  Suture clamps, clips or locks, e.g. for replacing suture knots; Instruments for applying or removing suture clamps, clips or locks (suture anchors A61B17/0401; wound clamps or clips A61B17/08; ligaturing clamps or clips A61B17/122) · CPC title

• A61B2017/0496

  for tensioning sutures · CPC title

• A61B17/0485

  Devices or means, e.g. loops, for capturing the suture thread and threading it through an opening of a suturing instrument or needle eyelet · CPC title

• A61B17/82

  for bone cerclage {(apparatus for manipulating wires or straps A61B17/8861; wires, bands or straps other than cerclage A61B17/842)} · CPC title

• A61B17/1684

  for the shoulder · CPC title