Knotless suture anchors and methods of tissue repair
USRE47811E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | May 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Systems and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs employing tensionable knotless anchors, without knot tying. The tensionable knotless anchors may be used by themselves or in combination with additional constructs (which may have a similar or different configuration, i.e., modified according to the specific repair) and with the flexible strands provided through tissue, around tissue, or through and around tissue to be repaired or fixated. The tensionable knotless anchors may be used to achieve simple stitch repairs, mattress stitch repairs or interlocked looped mattress repairs, among others. The tensionable knotless anchors may be also provided in a daisy chain configuration, i.e., with the suture from one anchor passed through the eyelet/loop of the shuttle/pull device of another anchor and repeated in a pattern.
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