Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to bone
AssigneeBiomet Sports Medicine, LLC
InventorsRyan A. Kaiser, Gregory J. Denham, Kevin T. Stone, Frank O. Bonnarens
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone. The method includes the following: implanting in bone a first anchor including a first suture construct connected to the first anchor; passing a first adjustable loop of the first suture construct at least one of over or through the soft tissue; coupling the first adjustable loop to one of a first locking feature of the first anchor or a second locking feature of a second anchor; adjusting the first adjustable loop by pulling a first end of the first suture construct; and securing the soft tissue against bone by pulling the first end of the first suture construct.
Claims13
A method for coupling soft tissue to bone, comprising:
- driving a first anchor into a bone while a first adjustable suture construct that is coupled to the first anchor extends away from the first anchor, the first adjustable suture construct including a first free end that passes through a first longitudinal passage in the first adjustable suture construct to form a first adjustable loop and a second free end that passes through a second longitudinal passage in the first adjustable suture construct to form a second adjustable loop, the first longitudinal passage spaced apart from the second longitudinal passage in the first adjustable suture construct;
- passing the first adjustable loop of the first adjustable suture construct at least one of over or through the soft tissue;
- coupling the first adjustable loop to one of a first locking feature of the first anchor or a second locking feature of a second anchor after said driving of the first anchor into the bone;
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- pulling on the first free end of the first adjustable suture construct to reduce a size of the first adjustable loop for securing the soft tissue against the bone.
A method for coupling soft tissue to bone, comprising:
- driving a first anchor into a bone while a first adjustable suture construct that is coupled to the first anchor extends away from the first anchor, the first adjustable suture construct including a first free end that passes through a first longitudinal passage in the first adjustable suture construct to form a first adjustable loop and a second free end that passes through a second longitudinal passage in the first adjustable suture construct to form a second adjustable loop, the first longitudinal passage spaced apart from the second longitudinal passage in the first adjustable suture construct;
- passing the first adjustable loop of the first adjustable suture construct at least one of over or through the soft tissue;
- coupling the first adjustable loop to a first locking feature of a second anchor after said driving of the first anchor into the bone;
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- pulling on the first free end of the first adjustable suture construct to reduce a size of the first adjustable loop for securing the soft tissue against the bone.
A method for coupling soft tissue to bone, comprising:
- driving a first anchor into a bone while a first suture construct that is coupled to the first anchor extends away from the first anchor;
- passing a first adjustable loop of the first suture construct at least one of over or through the soft tissue;
- driving a second anchor into the bone;
- coupling the first adjustable loop to a first locking feature of the first anchor after said driving of the first anchor into the bone;
- and
- pulling on a first free end of the first suture construct to reduce a size of the first adjustable loop for securing the soft tissue against the bone
- wherein the first free end passes through a first longitudinal passage in the first suture construct to form the first adjustable loop, and
- wherein the first suture construct includes a second free end that passes through a second longitudinal passage in the first suture construct to form a second adjustable loop, the first longitudinal passage separate from the second longitudinal passage in the first suture construct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.