Closed loop suture for anchoring tissue grafts

摘要

A method and device for securing a tissue graft within a bone passage includes providing a graft fixation device that houses a closed loop having both braided and non-braided portions. A tissue graft is looped through the closed loop at the non-braided portion to attach the tissue graft to the graft fixation device. The graft fixation device is passed through the bone passage and seated against the surface of the bone to secure the tissue graft within the bone passage.

主权项

1. A suture loop comprising:
a tubular braided length of filaments, the braided length of filaments defining a hollow conduit; and a non-braided length of filaments, where the braided length of filaments and the non-braided length of filaments form the suture loop, wherein filaments that are braided to define the hollow conduit are not braided to form the non-braided length of filaments.