Suturing construct with spliced tails

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8834521
APP PUB NO 20100160962A1
SERIAL NO

12646786

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A surgical construct having a flexible strand with a middle region and at least two opposing tail regions that are spliced to form a single tail. The middle region has a first diameter and the opposing tail regions have a second diameter, which is smaller than the first diameter. The tail regions may have similar or different diameters. Because of the thin spliced tail regions, the suturing construct of the present invention can be easily inserted into suture/tape passing and retrieving instruments and passed through soft tissue (such as a rotator cuff). Once the suturing construct has been passed through tissue, the splice may be cut to allow the suture/tape to have again individual tails.

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  • ARTHREX, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dreyfuss, Peter J Naples, US 129 9882
Pinto, Mark C Ann Arbor, US 2 130

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