System and Method for Preparing a Soft Tissue Graft

Abstract

A system and method for loading a suture construct on a soft tissue graft with a graft assembly. The graft assembly includes a suture construct having a closed end and an open end; a first tail of suture and a second tail of suture positioned adjacent to the open end; a first closed loop positioned at the closed end formed from the first and second tails of suture; a first splice formed by the first tail in the second tail between the closed loop and the open end; a second closed loop formed from the first and second tails of suture between the splice and the open end; and a second splice formed by the first tail in the second tail between the second closed loop and the open end.

Description

Claims

1. A graft assembly, comprising: a suture construct having a closed end and an open end;a first tail of suture and a second tail of suture positioned adjacent to the open end;a first closed loop positioned at the closed end formed from the first and second tails of suture;a first splice formed by the first tail in the second tail between the closed loop and the open end;a second closed loop formed from the first and second tails of suture between the splice and the open end; anda second splice formed by the first tail in the second tail between the second closed loop and the open end.

2. The graft assembly of claim 1, further comprising a hollow tube extending through the first closed loop and the second closed loop.

3. The graft assembly of claim 2, wherein the first and second closed loops extend perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis extending through the hollow tube.

4. The graft assembly of claim 1, wherein the hollow tube has an inner lumen extending therethrough.

5. The graft assembly of claim 4, wherein a graft extends at least partially through the inner lumen.

6. The graft assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second tails of suture are of a single strand of suture.