Patent ID: 9301751
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method of tissue repair comprising: preparing a hole in a bone; placing a soft tissue over the hole; inserting a two-piece implant into the hole in the bone such that the implant advances the soft tissue into the hole in the bone, the two-piece implant including a first piece and a second piece coupled to the first piece, the first piece having at least two prongs, a protrusion located between the prongs, and a snap-fit feature, each prong extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the implant to a prong free end, the protrusion extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the implant to a protrusion free end, the second piece including a bottom surface having an opening configured for engagement with the snap-fit feature and a top surface including a hole configured for engagement with a delivery device, the opening and the hole separated from one another along the longitudinal axis of the implant via a material separation, the material separation serving as a top surface of the opening and a bottom surface of the hole, the soft tissue located between the prongs upon insertion.