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US 2026/0060797 A1Published application
Soft anchor assembly with barbed flexible strand and techniques for use
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsPeter J. Dreyfuss, E. Lyle Cain, JR., William T. Pennington, Paul C. Brady
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Abstract
A soft anchor assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a sheath and a flexible strand at least partially surrounded by the sheath.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- inserting a sheath of a soft anchor assembly through a first location of a body tissue, the soft anchor assembly including a flexible strand extending through the sheath, and the flexible strand including a plurality of barbs disposed along a length of the flexible strand between a first end and a second end of the flexible strand;
- pulling on the second end of the flexible strand to tighten the sheath against the body tissue at the first location, the plurality of barbs allowing the sheath to slide towards the first end of the flexible strand while restricting the sheath from sliding towards the second end of the flexible strand.
A method comprising:
- placing a first sheath of a soft anchor assembly into a pusher tool, the soft anchor assembly including a flexible strand extending through the first sheath, the flexible strand including a plurality of barbs disposed along a length of the flexible strand between a first end and a second end of the flexible strand;
- passing the pusher tool through a first location of a body tissue;
- inserting the first sheath through the body tissue at the first location;
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- pulling on the second end of the flexible strand to tighten the first sheath against the body tissue at the first location, the plurality of barbs allowing the first sheath to slide towards the first end of the flexible strand while restricting the first sheath from sliding towards the second end of the flexible strand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.