Patent ID: 9532777
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method for coupling soft tissue to bone comprising: forming a bore in the bone; positioning an anchor in the bone, the anchor having a self-locking suture construct extending therefrom, the construct having a first loop, a second loop, and a pair of ends, wherein the suture construct is formed of a body that defines a longitudinal extending passage therein, the first end extending into and out of a first passage portion to form the first loop and the second and extending into and out of a second passage portion to form the second loop; positioning the first loop relative to the soft tissue; positioning the second loop relative to the soft tissue; coupling the first loop to the second loop about the soft tissue; and pulling the pair of ends to tighten the suture construct to fix the soft tissue to the bone.