US-20260123921-A1 - MULTI-LUMEN SURGICAL TEXTILE

Abstract

A surgical textile includes a plurality of continuous strands braided along a length. The continuous strands traverse a path along the length defining a plurality of tubular structures. The tubular structures form a plurality of lumens extending in parallel along the length.

Inventors

• Matthew R. HERRINGTON
• Nirav Patel

Assignees

• ARTHREX, INC.

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20251029

Claims (20)

1. 1 . A surgical textile comprising: a plurality of continuous strands braided along a length, wherein the continuous strands traverse a path along the length defining a plurality of tubular structures forming a plurality of lumens and extending in parallel along the length.
2. 2 . The surgical textile according to claim 1 , wherein the continuous strands are braided in interlinked loops.
3. 3 . The surgical textile according to claim 1 , wherein a first tubular structure of the plurality of tubular structures comprises a core extending through the corresponding lumen.
4. 4 . The surgical textile according to claim 1 , wherein the core is formed of at least one of a polymeric or metallic material.
5. 5 . The surgical textile according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tubular structures form adjacent walls formed by an intersection of the continuous strands interlinked between neighboring tubular structures.
6. 6 . The surgical textile according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the continuous strands of at least one of the plurality of tubular structures extends through a transition section along the length, wherein the transition section comprises a braided transition of the continuous strands from the at least one tubular structure to a flat section, a bifurcated section, or a merged section.
7. 7 . The surgical textile according to claim 6 , wherein the bifurcated section is formed from the continuous strands dividing a plurality of tubular wall strands into a plurality of neighboring parallel braids.
8. 8 . The surgical textile according to claim 7 , wherein the neighboring parallel braids comprise flat braids or round braids.
9. 9 . The surgical textile according to claim 8 , wherein the neighboring parallel braids of the bifurcated section form an eyelet defining an opening into the at least one lumen corresponding to the bifurcated section of the tubular structure.
10. 10 . The surgical textile according to claim 9 , wherein the opening provides access to the lumen for one more sutures or fibers of a surgical construct.
11. 11 . The surgical textile according to claim 6 , wherein the merged section comprises a merged tubular structure or a merged braided structure formed from the continuous strands from two or more of the plurality of tubular structures.
12. 12 . A method for forming a surgical textile comprising: braiding a plurality of continuous strands along a length by traversing a path along the length defining at a plurality of tubular structures, wherein the tubular structures form a plurality of lumens and extend in parallel along the length, wherein the path traversed by the continuous strands comprises intersects between neighboring sections of the tubular structures forming adjacent walls.
13. 13 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising: braiding the continuous strands of at least one of the plurality of tubular structures through a transition section along the length.
14. 14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the transition section comprises a braided transition of the continuous strands from the at least one tubular structure to a flat section, a bifurcated section, or a merged section.
15. 15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the flat section is formed from the continuous strands by interlinking a plurality of tubular wall strands into a flat-braided section.
16. 16 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the bifurcated section is formed from the continuous strands dividing a plurality of tubular wall strands into a plurality of neighboring parallel braids.
17. 17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the neighboring parallel braids comprise flat braids or round braids.
18. 18 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising: forming an eyelet defining an opening through at least one tubular wall of the tubular structure, wherein the eyelet is formed by neighboring parallel braids of a bifurcated section from separated sides of the tubular structure.
19. 19 . A surgical construct comprising: a braided textile comprising a plurality of continuous strands braided along a length, wherein the continuous strands traverse a path along the length defining a plurality of tubular structures forming a plurality of lumens and extending in parallel along the length; and a suture passing through a portion of the braided textile.
20. 20 . The surgical construct according to claim 19 , wherein the plurality of tubular structures comprise a first tubular structure and a second tubular structure interconnected by a flat section, wherein the flat section forms a plurality of eyelets or grommets from the continuous strands.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/714,984 entitled MULTI-LUMEN SURGICAL TEXTILE, filed on Nov. 1, 2024, by Herrington, et al., the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD The disclosure generally relates to a textile construct for surgical applications. SUMMARY The disclosure generally relates to a textile construct for surgical applications. In various implementations, the textile construct is provided in the form of a braided textile that may include one or more tubular structures. The tubular structures are formed from a plurality of continuous strands braided along a length. Along the length, the tubular structures may vary in cross section by size, diameter, thickness, or shape. Further, by implementing advanced braiding techniques, the tubular structures may transition along the length among flat sections, bifurcated sections, and merged sections, which may correspond to one common tubular section formed from two parallel tubular sections. As provided in the following disclosure, the various features of the braided textile may be implemented in combination with additional surgical implements to produce a variety of surgical constructs or assemblies to improve procedures. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a textile construct comprising a plurality of interlinked walls; FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of exemplary interconnected features; FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of exemplary interconnected features; FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of exemplary interconnected features; FIG. 2D is a cross-sectional view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of exemplary interconnected features; FIG. 2E is a cross-sectional view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of exemplary interconnected features; FIG. 2F is a cross-sectional view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of exemplary interconnected features; FIG. 3A is a perspective view demonstrating a textile construct comprising a plurality of centrally aligned interconnected features; FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of interconnected features aligned along a common tangential plane; FIG. 3C is a perspective view of a textile construct comprising a plurality of interlinked tubular segments arranged in a staggered or offset arrangement; FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of tubular sections extending seamlessly to a common tapered section over a transition section; FIG. 4B is a perspective view demonstrating a textile construct comprising a plurality of tubular structures transitioning into a common tubular structure; FIG. 4C is a perspective view of a textile construct demonstrating a plurality of tubular structures transitioning into a flattened section and further transitioning into bifurcated, tapered sections; FIG. 4D is a perspective view of a textile construct demonstrating an intermediate flat section interposed between a plurality of tubular sections; FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a tensionable sheath comprising a textile construct; FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a textile construct forming an anchor or button comprising a plurality of eyelets; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a textile construct comprising a plurality of tubular sections forming a sheath for a soft anchor apparatus; FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a textile construct forming a compressible button or pledget; and FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C are perspective views demonstrating a textile construct and exemplary process for forming an interconnected lumen from parallel tubular features in accordance with the disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring generally to FIGS. 1-9, the disclosure may be implemented to include various textile constructs 10 that may provide for one or more interconnected features 12 for various surgical constructs or assemblies. As generally demonstrated in FIG. 1A, the textile construct 10 may comprise a plurality of tubular structures 14 that may form adjacent lumens 16 extending along a length L. In the example shown, three adjacent tubular structures 14 are interlinked, such that the neighboring lumens 16 are connected by and/or share adjacent walls 18. The tubular walls 18 may be formed by intertwined or braided fibers or strands to a thickness T formed between an outside diameter D and an inside diameter ID. The thickness T of the walls 18 and the corresponding diameters D, ID may vary based on the interlinked configuration or strand thickness of the material or layering of the strands forming the textile construct 10. For example, each of the tubular structures 14 may be formed by one or more layer