WO2003034895A3 - Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair - Google Patents

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WO2003034895A3
WO2003034895A3 PCT/US2002/031481 US0231481W WO03034895A3 WO 2003034895 A3 WO2003034895 A3 WO 2003034895A3 US 0231481 W US0231481 W US 0231481W WO 03034895 A3 WO03034895 A3 WO 03034895A3
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tendon
tensile member
repair
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Lawrence M Lubbers
Kenneth E Hughes
Carl R Coleman
Warren P Williamson
Craig B Berky
Thomas J Ward
Matthew J Huddleston
Mark A Goldin
William J Christy
Fazio Perry De
Brian Scott Schumacher
Terence Lee Murphy
Nickola Symone Lewis
Jeremy Jarrett
Joseph E Young
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Tendon Technology Ltd
Ortheon Medical L L C
Lawrence M Lubbers
Kenneth E Hughes
Carl R Coleman
Warren P Williamson
Craig B Berky
Thomas J Ward
Matthew J Huddleston
Mark A Goldin
William J Christy
Fazio Perry De
Brian Scott Schumacher
Terence Lee Murphy
Nickola Symone Lewis
Jeremy Jarrett
Joseph E Young
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Priority to BRPI0212910-8A priority Critical patent/BR0212910A/en
Priority to EP02802115A priority patent/EP1432343A4/en
Priority to CA002458834A priority patent/CA2458834A1/en
Priority to MXPA04002580A priority patent/MXPA04002580A/en
Priority to JP2003537473A priority patent/JP2005506864A/en
Priority to IL16081302A priority patent/IL160813A0/en
Publication of WO2003034895A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003034895A2/en
Publication of WO2003034895A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003034895A3/en
Priority to US10/816,725 priority patent/US7611521B2/en
Priority to US12/606,423 priority patent/US8114129B2/en

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Abstract

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.
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