Knotless suture assembly

A method of manufacturing a knotless suture assembly, comprising:

• forming a repair suture with a mid-region between a first end and a second end;
• providing a shuttle suture with a first end and a second end with a shuttling feature;
• splicing the first end of the shuttle suture into the repair suture at a first location proximate to the first end of the repair suture;
• forming a first spliced segment at the first location between the shuttle suture and the repair suture;
• splicing the shuttle suture into the repair suture at a second location spaced from the first location;
• forming a second spliced segment between the shuttle suture and the repair suture at the second location;
• forming a locking feature with the second spliced segment for retaining the repair suture under tension in response to a shuttling process;
• and
• coupling the first end of the repair suture with a first needle.

A knotless suture assembly, comprising:

• a repair suture including a first end and a second end;
• a shuttle suture having a first end and a second end, the second end of the shuttle suture forming a shuttling feature, wherein the shuttle suture is spliced into the repair suture at a first spliced segment proximate the first end of the repair suture and at a second spliced segment, wherein the second spliced segment forms at least a portion of a locking feature;
• a stuffing suture spliced into the repair suture between the first and second spliced segments, wherein the shuttling feature is configured to guide the first end of the repair suture through the locking feature in response to a pulling force being applied to the first end of the shuttle suture which, consequently, bunches the stuffing suture to lock the repair suture in a stitch configuration;
• and
• at least one needle coupled with the repair suture.