Patent ID: 9439644
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for anchoring tissue to bone, comprising: utilizing a length of suture having terminal ends attached to one another by a sliding knot, the length of suture defining a loop having a first engagement member slidably disposed thereon at a location remote from the sliding knot and a second engagement member slidably disposed thereon at a location between the first engagement member and the sliding knot; advancing the first engagement member and a first portion of the loop through tissue at a first location within a patient's body; withdrawing the first engagement member to a position outside of the patient's body with the first portion of the loop extending through the tissue; coupling the first engagement member to a bone anchor; implanting the bone anchor, with the first engagement member coupled thereto, in bone; advancing the sliding knot along the suture and toward the tissue to anchor the tissue to bone; engaging at least one of the first and second engagement members against a surface of the bone anchor; and engaging the first engagement member against a surface of the second engagement member.