Patent ID: 9622740
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A soft suture anchoring system, comprising: a suture anchor fabricated entirely of soft material, comprising a length of suture having a plurality of loops disposed therein and further comprising a tensioning suture limb disposed along the suture anchor and extending from one end of the suture anchor; an inserter for inserting the suture anchor into a bone hole, the inserter comprising a shaft for holding and deploying the suture anchor and a handle proximal to the shaft; said handle comprising a crossbar disposed transversely across a width of said handle and attachable to the tensioning suture limb for holding and maintaining the tensioning limb under a first level of holding tension (T a pinching device disposed adjacent to the crossbar and having a surface for pinching the tensioning suture limb against the crossbar.