Patent ID: 9655625
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method of repairing a lacerated tendon having a first tendon end and a second tendon end, the method comprising: providing a frame having a longitudinal length and having a tubular structure defining an axis and a bore, the frame including multiple struts to at least partially define the tubular structure, and the frame including a first portion and a second portion with an intermediate portion therebetween; inserting the first tendon end into the first portion of the frame so that the first tendon end is positioned within the intermediate portion of the frame; inserting the second tendon end into the second portion of the frame so that the second tendon end is positioned within the intermediate portion of the frame and adjacent the first tendon end; and anchoring the first portion and the second portion of the frame to the tendon; wherein the intermediate portion is positioned over the first and second tendon ends of the tendon to substantially maintain the first tendon end abutted against the second tendon end such that the frame is configured to maintain a fixed position along a length of the intermediate portion of the frame; and wherein the frame is configured to elongate along a length of the respective first portion and the second portion of the frame as portions of the tendon elongate with a load being placed on the tendon.