Meniscus tear repair sling device

A method of performing a meniscus tear repair, comprising:

• providing a collagen membrane having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the collagen membrane comprises one or more of an amniotic membrane, a placental tissue membrane, and an umbilical cord membrane;
• wherein the first end portion is configured to pass under a tear in a meniscus and wrap over and above the tear and extend past the meniscus and overlay the second end portion, thereby forming a sling device wherein the first end portion and the second end portion form exposed overlying tails extending externally from a knee joint, the tails, when tensioned, close the tear by providing a lateral strain on the torn meniscus when affixed to a tibia adjacent the knee joint;
• inserting the device inside a cannula, the device being rolled to form a cylindrical shape sized to fit inside the cannula;
• inserting the cannula into the knee joint, delivering the device to wrap over and under the meniscal tear;
• pulling the device at the first end portion to slide the device into position and leaving the first end portion and second end portion exposed external to the knee joint;
• and
• tensioning the device to create a lateral strain and fixing the tails to the tibia, creating an intraarticular and interarticular extracapsular fixation, wherein the meniscus is not exposed to suture penetration.