Soft tissue fixation system

A method for implanting a plurality of braided suture segments connected with a closure device via a single flexible strand for tissue fixation, comprising;

• puncturing the tissue at a first location with a delivery needle;
• extruding a first braided suture segment from the delivery needle by squeezing together a first loop and a second loop of a closure handle assembly, the first braided suture segment is the first of a plurality of braided suture segments slidably coupled to a flexible strand, the flexible strand being threaded through a bore hole in the first braided suture segment;
• pulling the flexible strand a first time to deform the first braided suture segment forming the first suture loop track, pulling the flexible strand the first time tightens a slipknot around a proximal end of the first braided suture segment, tightening the slipknot is configured to anchor the first braided suture segment to the tissue to prevent the first braided suture segment from pulling thru the tissue;
• withdrawing the delivery needle from the tissue a first time;
• puncturing the tissue at a second location with the delivery needle;
• extruding a second braided suture segment from the delivery needle by advancing a third drive, advancing the third drive utilizes an inner drive tube to push the second braided suture segment out of a nitinol inner tube;
• pulling the suture a second time to deform the second braided suture segment forming the second suture loop track;
• withdrawing the delivery needle from the tissue a second time;
• pulling the suture a third time, the pulled suture causing the second suture loop track to be moved toward the first suture loop track;
• securing the suture to keep the tissue fixated by the plurality of braided suture segments;
• and
• cutting the suture, the suture is cut a distance away from the proximal end of a final suture loop track of the plurality of the suture loop tracks.

A surgical device for implanting a flexible braided anchor assembly for tissue fixation, comprising:

• a closure handle assembly comprising:
• a first loop;
• a second loop;
• and
• a third drive;
• a cylindrical bore passing through the closure handle assembly on a center axis along a length of the closure handle assembly;
• a peek outer tube positioned in the cylindrical bore of the closure handle assembly, the peek outer tube being hollow and having a common center line with the cylindrical bore of the closure handle assembly, the peek outer tube comprising a delivery needle having a needle tip at a distal end of the peek outer tube;
• a plurality of braided suture segments slidably coupled to a flexible strand, the flexible strand being translationally threaded through plurality of braided suture segments;
• a nitinol inner tube positioned in the peek outer tube and having a common center line with the peek outer tube, the nitinol inner tube configured to extrude a first braided suture segment;
• and
• an inner drive tube positioned in the nitinol inner tube and having a common center line with the nitinol inner tube, the inner drive tube configured to extrude remaining braided suture segments of the plurality of braided suture segments, wherein the remaining braided suture segments of the plurality of braided suture segments are translationally threaded through and pressure fit within a detent in the inner drive tube.