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US 10,441,408 B2Granted
Soft anchor assembly with non-sliding flexible strand and techniques for use
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsPeter J. Dreyfuss, John A. Sodeika, Laurence Higgins
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Abstract
A soft anchor assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a sheath, a first flexible strand affixed as non-sliding relative to the sheath and a second flexible strand slidable relative to the sheath.
Claims11
A method, comprising:
- attaching tissue to a bone including the use of a soft anchor assembly that includes a sheath and a first flexible strand fixated as non-sliding to the sheath, wherein the sheath is formed of a bunching material and the first flexible strand has first and second opposite free ends;
- inserting the soft anchor assembly into the bone;
- bunching the sheath by tensioning the first flexible strand;
- passing the first and second free ends of the first flexible strand through tissue;
- and
- approximating the tissue to the bone by individually tensioning each of the first and second free ends of the first flexible strand.
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A method of attaching tissue to bone, comprising:
- inserting a first medial row of fixation devices into a bone, the first medial row of fixation devices including at least one soft anchor assembly that includes a sheath and a first flexible strand fixated as non-sliding relative to the sheath;
- bunching the sheath of the at least one soft anchor assembly by tensioning the first flexible strand;
- inserting a second lateral row of fixation devices into the bone, the second lateral row of fixation devices including at least one knotless anchor;
- and
- connecting the first flexible strand of the at least one soft anchor assembly to the at least one knotless anchor by loading a free end of the first flexible strand through a portion of the at least one knotless anchor;
- tensioning the free end of the first flexible strand to achieve a desired tension on a tissue;
- and inserting the at least one knotless anchor into the bone.
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A method of attaching tissue to bone, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a first medial row of fixation devices into a bone, the first medial row of fixation devices including at least one soft anchor assembly that includes a sheath and a first flexible strand fixated as non-sliding relative to the sheath;
- inserting a second lateral row of fixation devices into the bone, the second lateral row of fixation devices including at least one knotless anchor;
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- connecting the first flexible strand of the at least one soft anchor assembly to the at least one knotless anchor,
- wherein the at least one soft anchor assembly includes a second flexible strand that is slidable relative to the sheath, and comprising tying a knot in the second flexible strand to attach a tissue to the bone.
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A method, comprising:
- attaching tissue to a bone including the use of a soft anchor assembly that includes a sheath and a first flexible strand fixated as non-sliding to the sheath, wherein the sheath is formed of a bunching material,
- wherein the soft anchor assembly includes a second flexible strand, and the step of attaching tissue includes tying a knot in the second flexible strand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.