Bunion repair using suture-button construct

Details Bunion repair using suture-button construct Bunion repair using suture-button construct

2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Erezo, Darwin P (Department: 3773)

Surgery

Instruments

Suture retaining means

C606S300000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07875058

ABSTRACT:
A method for bunion repair using a suture-button construct. The suture-button construct includes a first button, a second button, a first suture strand, a pull-through suture strand and a needle. The first and second buttons have apertures to facilitate the suture strands to pass through the buttons. The first suture strand is double looped through the first and second buttons and the pull-through suture strand is looped through one of the apertures of the first button. The pull-through suture strand also loops through an eyelet of the needle and thus, is operatively associated with the needle. A suture anchor-button construct can also be used for bunion repair.

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