Patent ID: 9486205
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for repairing tissue comprising: inserting a first anchor into bone, the first anchor having a flexible member coupled thereto; passing ends of the flexible member through the tissue; providing a surgical device comprising a shaft including an outer member and an inner member slidably received within the outer member, the outer member including prongs extending from a distal portion of the outer member and the inner member including prongs extending from a distal portion of the inner member, the inner member including a solid core extending from the distal portion of the inner member to a proximal portion of the inner member, a handle coupled to the outer member; a means for providing movement to the inner member coupled to the inner member and housed within an opening in the handle, the means including a body having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner cavity, the inner cavity including a top portion, a middle portion having gears, and a bottom portion, a plug including a top end housed within the top portion of the inner cavity and a bottom end coupled to the top end, the bottom end extending between the middle and bottom portions of the inner cavity, a first portion housed within the bottom portion of the inner cavity and disposed on the bottom end of the plug, the first portion having gears in engagement with gears of the inner cavity middle portion, a second portion housed within the inner cavity bottom and disposed on the bottom end of the plug, and a spring located between the first and second portions, the spring received within a groove of the second portion, wherein a proximal end of the inner member is housed within a channel of the plug, and an anchor assembly coupled to the shaft, the anchor assembly comprising an anchor defining a cavity, a transverse through hole extending through the anchor, and an insertion member housed within the cavity, the outer member prongs disposed within grooves of the anchor and the inner member prongs in engagement with the insertion member, and a suture threader releasably coupled to the outer member, the threader comprising a clip and a suture coupled to the clip to form a loop, at least a portion of the loop housed within the through hole of the anchor; passing at least one end of the flexible member through the suture loop, removing the suture threader from the outer member and pulling the loop and flexible member through the through hole of the anchor assembly via use of the suture threader; placing the anchor assembly into bone; advancing the insertion member toward the at least one end of the flexible member to secure the flexible member in the through hole and the tissue to bone.