GUSTAFSON, ADAM C.,PASQUALI, MEGHAN A.,SPENCINER, DAVID B.,SENGUN, MEHMET Z.,ORPHANOS, STEPHEN J.
申请号：
CA2872366
公开号：
CA2872366A1
申请日:
2014.11.27
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A device having an implantable body associated with at least two filaments orsutures andconfigured for use in soft tissue reconstructions is provided. One exemplaryembodimentincludes an implantable body, an adjustable filament loop for holding ligamentgrafts that iscoupled to the body, and a shuttle suture removably coupled to the implantablebody andconfigured for shuttling the body through at least a portion of a bone tunnel.The loop can bedefined by a self-locking knot, and one or more loop-adjusting limbs canextend from the knot,with a portion of the limb(s) also extending into a hollow portion of theshuttle suture. In someembodiments having two adjustable limbs, an intermediate portion of each limbcan be theportions disposed in respective hollow portions of the shuttle suture. Otherconfigurations ofdevices and systems, as well as methods for performing ACL repairs, are alsoprovided.
