INTERNAL BRACE FOR TISSUE REPAIRS AND REINFORCEMENTS

摘要

A reconstruction system and associated techniques for soft tissue repairs and repair augmentation. The reconstruction system is an internal soft tissue brace formed of at least one fixation device (for example, anchors or screws) and a replacement/reinforcement construct (for example, a suture construct in the form of a suture tape such as FiberTape® or a collagen tape or a suture with biological material or a collagen coated material, or a collagen patch, or a biological construct such as Arthroflex). The reinforcement construct and fixation devices may be used as a suture repair alone (to replace the ligament or tendon), or in conjunction with other traditional soft tissue repair procedures, acting as a reinforcement system for the repaired soft tissue.

主权项

1. A method of ligament repair or reconstruction, comprising:
securing a first portion of a suture construct at a first bone of an ankle with a first fixation device; securing a second portion of the suture construct at a second bone of the ankle with a second fixation device; wherein the first fixation device is located at a first anatomical attachment point of a ligament of the ankle and the second fixation device is located at a second anatomical attachment point of the ligament; and wherein the ligament is a repaired or replacement ligament, and the suture construct reinforces the repaired or replacement ligament.