Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Ligament or tendon
Patent
1995-07-20
1998-03-03
Willse, David H.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Ligament or tendon
247041, 606 75, 606232, A61F 208, A61B 1784
Patent
active
057230080
ABSTRACT:
A surgical repair splint (21,41,61,81) for use with a securement device such as a plurality of sutures (31,51,71,91) to hold together opposed ends of a member, such as a tendon or ligament, during preparing and healing of the member. The repair splint (21) has an elongated splint body which can either be urged into the opposite ends (22,23) of the member (21) to be repaired or placed along a side of the opposed ends (22,23). The repair splint (21) body further includes securement structures (32,32a,33,33a) proximate splint ends (26,27) which are formed to receive and cooperate with a securement device, such as sutures (31), so as to secure the opposite tendon or ligament ends (22,23) to the splint body against separation of the opposed faces (28,29) which are to be knit together during healing. A method of surgical repair of ruptured or severed tendon or ligament ends is also provided.
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