Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair

Details Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair

A - Human Necessities

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A61B 17/04 (2006.01) A61B 1/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/56 (2006.01) A61F 2/08 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2458834

Apparatus and methods for repairing damaged tendons or ligaments. Various repair apparatus include an elongate tensile member (16) and a pair of anchor assemblies (10) connected for movement along the tensile member (16) on either side of a repair side, such as a tear or laceration. The anchor assemblies or structures (10) may take many forms, and may include barbed, helical, and crimp-type anchors. In the preferred embodiments, at least one anchor structure (10) is movable along the elongate tensile member (116) to assist with ajusting a tendon segment (100a, 100b) to an appropriate repair position and the anchor structure (10) or structures (10) are then lockable onto the elongate tensile member (116) to assist with affixing the tendon (100) at the repair position. Tendon and/or ligament-to-bone repair apparatus and methods employ similar concepts.

L'invention concerne des appareils et des m~thodes permettant de r~parer des tendons ou des ligaments endommag~s. Plusieurs appareils de r~paration selon l'invention comprennent un ~l~ment de traction allong~ (16) et une paire de dispositifs d'ancrage (10) reli~s de sorte ~ se d~placer le long de l'~l~ment de traction (16) sur l'un ou l'autre des cÙt~s du site de r~paration, ce dernier pouvant Útre une d~chirure ou une lac~ration. Ces dispositifs ou structures d'ancrage (10) peuvent prendre diverses formes. Ils peuvent comprendre des ~l~ments d'ancrage de type ~ sertissage, h~lico~daux ou barbel~s. Dans des modes de r~alisation pr~f~r~s, au moins une structure d'ancrage (10) est mobile le long de l'~l~ment de traction allong~ (116), de sorte ~ permettre l'ajustement d'une partie de tendon (100a, 100b) ~ un endroit de r~paration appropri~. La/les structure(s) d'ancrage (10) peut/peuvent Útre ensuite bloqu~e(s) sur l'~l~ment de traction allong~ (116) pour permettre la fixation du tendon (100) au niveau de l'endroit de r~paration. L'invention concerne ~galement des appareils de r~paration tendon-os/ligament-os, ainsi que des m~thodes associ~es.

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