Tissue repair

An apparatus (100) includes a flexible fixation member (10) having a body (12) with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings (14) through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture (20) h...

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Main Authors SORENSEN, PETER KLINDT, ASTORINO, STEVEN WILLIAM, MILLS, LAURA LINDSEY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2013
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:An apparatus (100) includes a flexible fixation member (10) having a body (12) with a longitudinal extent and a width, the body defining a plurality of openings (14) through the body, each of the plurality of openings formed substantially cross wise through the width of the body, and a suture (20) having two terminal ends (20a, 20b), the suture being interwoven through each of the plurality of openings in the body of the fixation member such that multiple portions of the fixation member are slidably coupled to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20120211072