Surgical screw hole liner devices and related methods

Abstract

A sleeve system for lining a hole of a surgical screw in a bone or tissue of a subject includes a woven sleeve having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body. The elongated body has an interior portion. The first end includes an aperture that accesses the interior portion. The sleeve system also includes a protective tip that may be inserted through the aperture of the first end of the sleeve. The protective tip at least partially protects tissue of the subject from a screw positioned within the sleeve.

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         8 . A method of lining a hole for a surgical screw in a bone or tissue of a subject, comprising:
 providing at least one woven sleeve, the at least one woven sleeve having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body with an interior portion, the first end having an aperture accessing the interior portion;   inserting a protective tip into the aperture of the first end; and   positioning the second end of the at least one woven sleeve in a desired position within the bone or tissue of the subject by pushing the protective tip with a rod.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 positioning an inner woven sleeve of the at least one woven sleeve within another sleeve of the at least one woven sleeve by using the rod to push the protective tip within the inner woven sleeve.   
     
     
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         14 . A method of lining a hole for a surgical screw in a bone or tissue of a subject, comprising:
 inserting a first woven sleeve into the bone or tissue of the subject, the first woven sleeve having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body with an interior portion, and the first end having an aperture accessing the interior portion;   inserting at least one additional woven sleeve into the first woven sleeve through the first end; and   positioning the second end of the first woven sleeve in a desired position within the bone or tissue of the subject.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 providing a protective cap configured to fit in the second end of the first woven sleeve,   wherein the protective cap is integral with the second end of the first woven sleeve.   
     
     
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         17 . A method of implanting a surgical screw within or between a bone or tissue of a subject, comprising:
 inserting a plurality of woven sleeves into the bone or tissue of the subject, each of the plurality of woven sleeves having a first end, a second end, and an elongated body with an interior portion, the first end having an aperture accessing the interior portion, and the second end being at least partially closed, a first woven sleeve of the plurality of woven sleeves being inserted into or between the bone or tissue of the subject, and one or more subsequent woven sleeves of the plurality of woven sleeves being inserted into the interior portion of an immediately-preceding woven sleeve of the plurality of woven sleeves to be inserted; and   inserting the surgical screw within the inner most sleeve of the plurality of woven sleeves.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one woven sleeve is formed from a plurality of suture material. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the second end is at least partially closed relative to the first end. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the first woven sleeve and the at least one additional woven sleeve are each formed of a plurality of suture material that is woven or interconnected. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the first woven sleeve and the at least one additional woven sleeve are configured so that a surgical screw can be inserted into an inner-most one of the at least one additional woven sleeve. 
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 17 , wherein at least one of the one or more subsequent woven sleeves is in direct contact with the immediately-preceding woven sleeve when inserted into the interior portion of the immediately-preceding woven.