Soft suture anchor assembly with locking element
AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
InventorsMark Edwin Housman, Benjamin Michael Hall, Belin Mirabile
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AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
InventorsMark Edwin Housman, Benjamin Michael Hall, Belin Mirabile
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A soft suture anchor assembly includes a soft anchor defining a tubular body. A locking member has a locking member body coupled directly to and extending distally from the distal end of the soft anchor. The locking member body defines at least one passage therethrough. At least one transfer member extends along the tubular body and through the at least one passage of the locking member. The at least one transfer member is configured to draw at least one repair suture through the at least one passage in a first direction. The at least one passage is configured to allow the at least one repair suture to slide freely in the first direction through the at least one passage and to prevent the at least one repair suture from sliding freely in a second direction opposite the first direction through the at least one passage.
A soft suture anchor assembly for tissue repair, the soft suture anchor assembly comprising:
A method of tissue repair comprising:
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