Patent ID: 6102947
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical repair splint for holding together opposed member ends of a severed or ruptured tendon or ligament during healing of said member comprising:a relatively flexible length of suture material providing central splint body having opposed body ends;a pair of pointed splint ends formed of a relatively rigid material for penetration of said opposed member ends and coupled to said opposed body ends with said pointed splint ends facing away from each other, said pointed splint ends further each having a transverse shoulder facing toward said central splint body dimensioned for receipt of a transversely extending suture proximate said shoulder to resist axial separation of said opposed member ends during excursion of said member;flexible sutures attached at one end to each of said pair of pointed ends;needles attached to an opposite end of each flexible suture; andsaid central splint body, said splint ends, said sutures and said needles each having a width dimension less than a nominal width dimension of said member.