Patent ID: 9421012
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for repairing a defect in a body tissue, the method comprising: passing a first fixation member along a first delivery path through the tissue to a first location on a first surface area of the tissue, the first fixation member having opposing first and second surfaces, a sliding and locking suture knot adjacent to the first surface of the fixation member, the suture knot comprising suture with three limbs of the suture extending therefrom through the first fixation member and from the second surface of the fixation member along the delivery path, the three limbs of suture each continuous with the suture comprising the knot, a first two of the three limbs together comprising a continuous loop of suture slidingly connected to a second fixation member, the loop having a loop length; tensioning at least one of the three limbs of suture to deploy the second surface of the fixation member against the tissue at the first location; passing the second fixation member along a second delivery path through the tissue to a second location on a second surface area of the tissue; and tensioning the third limb of suture to reduce the loop length between the first fixation member and the second fixation member.