Patent ID: 11931241
Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A graft comprising:
a biological graft having a first surface and an opposing second surface;
an embroidered textile that supports the biological graft; and
sutures that attach the biological graft and the embroidered textile together to form the graft having a first end region and a second end region;
a suture tape capable of attaching the first end region of the graft to a humerus with a suture anchor received in a hole in the humerus, wherein the suture tape is flat;
another suture is capable of attaching the second end region of the graft to the glenoid with another suture anchor received in a hole in the glenoid,
wherein the first end region and the second end region of the embroidered textile are each reinforced relative to a remainder of the embroidered textile to define a reinforced portion, and the reinforced portion is formed by a thicker yarn or by a denser weave than the remainder of the embroidered textile.