Patent ID: 9707090
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method for performing basal joint arthroplasty, the method comprising: providing an implantable sling, the implantable sling comprising: creating an access portal for performing a basal joint arthroplasty; performing a trapeziectomy to create an arthroplasty space; positioning said central section in said arthroplasty space across at least a portion of a base of the thumb metacarpal of a patient; disposing said first anchor in the index metacarpal; disposing said second anchor in the thumb metacarpal; tensioning said second suture so as to draw said central section tightly across at least a portion of the base of the thumb metacarpal of a patient; securing said second suture to said second anchor; and repairing the portal.