Mark A Cassani

US Patent:

20130023927, Jan 24, 2013

Filed:

Sep 25, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/626270

Inventors:

Mark A. Cassani - Folsom CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/06

US Classification:

606222

Abstract:

A whip stitched graft construct and method of formation. The whip stitched graft construct includes a plurality of tendon strand regions or soft tissue grafts placed together so that at least a portion of the plurality of the tendon strand regions are stitched together by employing multiple suture passes placed according to a whip stitching technique. Preferably, the multiple suture passes start at about the mid length of the plurality of tendon strand regions and are advanced toward one of the free ends of the tendon strands. The whip stitched graft construct is provided with at least two regions, one region formed of at least a plurality of tendon strand regions tied and whip stitched together, and the other region formed of untied segments of the plurality of tendon strands.

US Patent:

20210290360, Sep 23, 2021

Filed:

Jun 7, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/340536

Inventors:

- Naples FL, US
Mark A. CASSANI - Folsom CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/08

Abstract:

A whip stitched graft construct and method of formation. The whip stitched graft construct includes a plurality of tendon strand regions or soft tissue grafts placed together so that at least a portion of the plurality of the tendon strand regions are stitched together by employing multiple suture passes placed according to a whip stitching technique. Preferably, the multiple suture passes start at about the mid length of the plurality of tendon strand regions and are advanced toward one of the free ends of the tendon strands. The whip stitched graft construct is provided with at least two regions, one region formed of at least a plurality of tendon strand regions tied and whip stitched together, and the other region formed of untied segments of the plurality of tendon strands.

US Patent:

20180014926, Jan 18, 2018

Filed:

Sep 28, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/718134

Inventors:

- Naples FL, US
Mark A. Cassani - Folsom CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/08
A61B 17/04

Abstract:

A whip stitched graft construct and method of formation. The whip stitched graft construct includes a plurality of tendon strand regions or soft tissue grafts placed together so that at least a portion of the plurality of the tendon strand regions are stitched together by employing multiple suture passes placed according to a whip stitching technique. Preferably, the multiple suture passes start at about the mid length of the plurality of tendon strand regions and are advanced toward one of the free ends of the tendon strands. The whip stitched graft construct is provided with at least two regions, one region formed of at least a plurality of tendon strand regions tied and whip stitched together, and the other region formed of untied segments of the plurality of tendon strands.