Patent ID: 9545251
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An apparatus for tissue repair, comprising: a delivery device comprising a slotted needle including a first fixation member and a second fixation member; a flexible coupling member coupling the first and second fixation members, the flexible coupling member having two terminal ends, the flexible coupling member slidably coupled to one of the first and second fixation members, and the other of said first and second fixation members substantially immovably attached to one of the two terminal ends, the other of the two terminal ends routed separately from the one of the two terminal ends, such that when the other of the two terminal ends of the flexible coupling member is pulled, a length of the flexible coupling member between the first and second fixation members is shortened; and a Chinese trap formed in the flexible coupling member through which a portion of the flexible coupling member slides, the Chinese trap configured to tighten around the portion when the other of the two terminal ends of the flexible coupling member is pulled.