Abstract: A system for repairing or reconstructing soft tissue includes an instrument having a handle and an extension, the extension opposite the handle, an implant releasably engaged with the instrument, and a suture threaded through at least a portion of the implant, wherein the suture is engaged with a tensioning mechanism of the instrument. The implant includes a top portion, a bottom portion and a body portion that is disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion. The top portion, the bottom portion, and the body portion are arranged about a common longitudinal axis and is monolithic. The implant is cannulated through the top portion and at least a portion of at least either the body portion and/or the bottom portion. The implant also may include at least one vent disposed along an outer surface of either or both the top portion and the body portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to instruments, implant systems, and methods for joining bone and/or tissue portions. The instrument includes a handle portion; an inserter portion comprising an insertion portion and a tip portion; a guide portion comprising a medial end component and a distal end component, the guide portion extending from a distal end portion of the handle portion to a bone engagement end of the inserter portion; a passageway extending through the inserter portion from the distal end of the handle portion to the bone engagement end of the inserter portion; and a hole that extends from an exterior surface of the handle portion and the guide portion to the passageway, wherein the insertion portion and the tip portion of the inserter portion are positioned past the distal end component of the guide portion when the handle portion, the inserter portion, and the guide portion are mated.

Abstract: Implants, and surgical methods are disclosed herein. The implant includes a first fiber population that includes at least one non-resorbable fiber and an arrangement of non-resorbable fibers that includes a plurality of gaps between portions of the at least one non-resorbable fiber. Further, the implant includes a second fiber population that includes at least one resorbable fiber and an arrangement of resorbable fibers that includes a positioning of the at least one resorbable fiber that traverses the plurality of gaps.

Abstract: System and method for fixing bone. An exemplary system may comprise a clamping instrument, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The clamping instrument may include a first tube and a second tube. The tubes may have an adjustable separation from one another while remaining coaxially aligned with one another on an axis, and may be configured to apply pressure to opposite sides of a bone to compress the bone. The first fastener may be configured to pass through the first tube on the axis. The second fastener may be configured to attach to the first fastener and to pass through the second tube on the axis. In some embodiments, the system also may comprise an insertion tool configured to carry the second fastener into the second tube and prevent the second fastener from turning.

Abstract: System and method for fixing bone. An exemplary system may comprise a clamping instrument, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The clamping instrument may include a first tube and a second tube. The tubes may have an adjustable separation from one another while remaining coaxially aligned with one another on an axis, and may be configured to apply pressure to opposite sides of a bone to compress the bone. The first fastener may be configured to pass through the first tube on the axis. The second fastener may be configured to attach to the first fastener and to pass through the second tube on the axis. In some embodiments, the system also may comprise an insertion tool configured to carry the second fastener into the second tube and prevent the second fastener from turning.