US2018035998A1PendingUtilityA1
Filamentary fixation device and assembly and method of assembly, manufacture and use
Est. expiryMar 11, 2033(~6.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Charles Mccartney
A61B 2017/0475A61B 2017/0406A61B 2017/0458A61B 17/0401A61B 17/0485
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Abstract
The present invention, in one embodiment, includes a method of assembling a filamentary fixation device including obtaining a filamentary sleeve having a pathway therethrough, and a loading member and retriever member each positioned through at least a portion of the pathway, engaging a working suture with the retriever member, positioning at least a portion of the working suture in the pathway using the retriever member, and engaging the working suture with the loading member.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A method of assembling a filamentary fixation assembly, comprising the steps of: obtaining a filamentary sleeve having a pathway therethrough, a loading member positioned through at least a portion of the pathway, and a retriever member positioned through at least a portion of the pathway; engaging a working suture with the retriever member; positioning at least a portion of the working suture in the pathway using the retriever member; and engaging the working suture with the loading member.
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