Patent ID: 9357990
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An implantable continuous loop assembly for graft fixation comprising: an anchor button having an aperture; a closed loop of braided fiber having a lumen and a first tail end threaded into the lumen at a first position to create an overlapped loop, and a second tail end threaded into the lumen at a second position, and wherein the closed loop of braided fiber passes through the aperture of the anchor button, such that the anchor button cannot be removed from the closed loop of fiber without breaking the loop of fiber; a first reinforced section of fiber covering the first position where the first tail end is threaded into the lumen and a second reinforced section of fiber covering the second position where the second tail end is threaded into the lumen; and wherein the button is positioned adjacently above the first reinforced section of the loop and at the opposite end of the loop from the second reinforced section.