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US 11,589,859 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to bone
AssigneeBiomet Sports Medicine, LLC
InventorsRyan A. Kaiser, Gregory J. Denham, Kevin T. Stone, Frank O. Bonnarens
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. A bone engaging fastener is coupled to bone. A second fastener is coupled to a suture construction. The second fastener is coupled to the first fastener. Soft tissue is coupled to the suture construction.
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A method of securing rotator cuff tissue to bone, comprising:
- locating a first anchor in a bone at a first location with an adjustable suture construct that is coupled to the first anchor extending from the first anchor and through rotator cuff tissue that is positioned over the bone so that at least part of the adjustable suture construct is positioned along an outer surface of the rotator cuff tissue, the adjustable suture construct including a suture with a first free end and a second free end, the first free end extending longitudinally through a first longitudinal passage in the suture to form a self-locking adjustable loop, wherein at least part of the first longitudinal passage in the suture is located within the first anchor, and wherein at least part of the self-locking adjustable loop extends along the outer surface of the rotator cuff tissue;
- locating a second anchor in the bone at a second location that is spaced from the first location;
- coupling the adjustable suture construct to the second anchor after the second anchor is located in the hone at the second location;
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- pulling on the first free end of the suture with the first anchor located at the first location and coupled to the adjustable suture construct and with the second anchor located at the second location and coupled to the adjustable suture construct so as to reduce a size of the self-locking adjustable loop, wherein said pulling forces a segment of the rotator cuff tissue that is positioned under the adjustable suture construct and over the bone between the first anchor and the second anchor against the bone.
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A method of securing rotator cuff tissue to bone, comprising:
- locating a first anchor in a bone at a first location and a second anchor in the bone at a second location that is spaced from the first location with an adjustable suture construct extending between the first anchor and the second anchor to couple the first anchor to the second anchor with a segment of rotator cuff tissue positioned under the adjustable suture construct and over the bone between the first anchor and the second anchor, the adjustable suture construct including a suture with a first free end and a second free end, the first free end extending longitudinally through a first longitudinal passage in the suture to form a first self-locking adjustable loop, the second free end extending longitudinally through a second longitudinal passage in the suture to form a second self-locking adjustable loop;
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- pulling on the first free end of the suture to reduce a size of the first self-locking adjustable loop, wherein the first self-locking adjustable loop extends all the way from the first anchor to the second anchor during said pulling, and wherein said pulling forces the segment of rotator cuff tissue against the bone.
A method of securing rotator cuff tissue to bone, comprising
- locating a first anchor in a bone at a first location, the first anchor having an adjustable suture construct coupled to the first anchor, the adjustable suture construct including a suture with a first free end and a second free end, the first free end passing into the suture through a first aperture in the suture, extending longitudinally within the suture along a first longitudinal passage, and passing out of the suture through a fourth aperture in the suture to form a self-locking adjustable loop wherein at least part of the first longitudinal passage in the suture is located within the first anchor;
- locating a second anchor in the bone at a second location that is spaced from the first location;
- coupling the adjustable suture construct to the second anchor after the second anchor is located in the bone at the second location;
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- pulling on the first free end of the suture with the first anchor located at the first location and coupled to the adjustable suture construct and with the second anchor located at the second location and coupled to the adjustable suture construct so as to reduce a size of the self-locking adjustable loop and force a segment of rotator cuff tissue that is positioned under the adjustable suture construct and over the bone between the first anchor and the second anchor against the bone.
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