Knotless Constructs and Methods of Tissue Repair
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsShaun G. LEBLANC, Mark D. FEENEY, Brittany R. FOSLIEN, Jason A. VALENTIN
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Abstract
Tensionable, knotless, self-locking surgical constructs and methods for surgical repairs are disclosed. A surgical repair system includes two or more soft anchors. The soft anchors may be all-suture anchors that are interconnected by a flexible coupler extending from one suture anchor to another suture anchor.
Claims20
A tissue repair system, comprising a first soft anchor knotlessly connected to a second soft anchor by a flexible coupler, wherein at least one of the first soft anchor and the second soft anchor is an all-suture soft anchor.
A tissue repair system, comprising:
- a first soft anchor with a soft anchor sheath and at least one flexible strand extending through the soft anchor sheath;
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- a second soft anchor knotlessly connected to the first soft anchor by the at least one flexible strand, wherein at least one of the first soft anchor and the second soft anchor is an all-suture soft anchor.
A method of knotless tissue repair, comprising knotlessly connecting a first soft anchor to a second soft anchor with a single flexible coupler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.