Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Ligament or tendon
Patent
1998-01-14
2000-08-15
Willse, David H.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Ligament or tendon
606151, 606228, A61F 208, A61B 1700
Patent
active
061029475
ABSTRACT:
A surgical repair splint (21,41,61,81,121) for use with a securement device such as a plurality of sutures (31,51,71,91,131) to hold together opposed ends of a member, such as a tendon or ligament (24,64,84,124), during preparing and healing of the member. The repair splint (21,121) has an elongated splint body, which can be flexible and which can either be pushed or pulled into the opposite ends (22,23,122,123) of the member to be repaired, or placed along a side of the opposed ends. The repair splint further includes securement structures or oppositely facing shoulders (32,33,132,133) on relatively rigid pointed splint ends (26,27,126,127) which are formed to receive and cooperate with a securement device, such as sutures (31,131), so as to secure the opposite tendon or ligament ends to the splint against separation of the opposed faces (28,29,128,129) 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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