Patent Application: Cinchable Loops for Knotless Tissue Spanning

ChangeBridge: Patent Apps - Prosthetics (A61F)

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application, US20260083450A1, detailing cinchable loops for knotless tissue spanning. The application describes a suture construct and an inserter tool for medical procedures. This is a routine publication of a patent application.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

This document is a publication of a United States patent application (US20260083450A1) filed by Stefan M. Gabriel et al. The application describes a novel suture construct featuring cinchable loops for knotless tissue spanning between anchor points, along with a specialized inserter tool. The construct utilizes a single filament of suture to form two loops with a fixed-length spanning portion and tails for cinching.

As this is a patent application publication, it does not impose immediate regulatory obligations or deadlines on regulated entities. However, it represents a new development in medical device technology related to surgical procedures. Companies in the medical device sector, particularly those involved in surgical instruments and sutures, should be aware of this publication for competitive intelligence and potential intellectual property considerations.

Source document (simplified)

← USPTO Patent Applications

MULTISPAN CINCHABLE LOOPS FOR KNOTLESS SPANNING OF TISSUE BETWEEN ANCHOR POINTS AND TOOLS FOR USING THE SAME

Application US20260083450A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Inventors

Stefan M. Gabriel, Gerome O. Miller, Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Howard Tang, Mark Shainwald

Abstract

A suture construct includes a single filament of suture forming two cinchable loops from separate finger trap arrangements, with a fixed-length spanning portion extending between fixed portions of the two finger traps. A tail of the suture extends from each finger trap and is slidably disposed therein to cinch the respective loop. The construct can include an anchor slidably coupled to each of the first and second loops. An inserter for the construct includes first and second insertion devices, each having a proximal handle and distal insertion shaft. The two handles couple together to dispose the insertion shafts alongside each other, with a first shaft extending through the second handle shaft and beyond the second shaft. The first handle is coupled proximal to the second such that the first device can be decoupled from the second by removing it proximally, which withdraws the first shaft from the second handle.