Patent ID: 8231653
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of fixation of soft tissue, comprising: securing a first plurality of fixation devices in bone, wherein at least one of the first plurality of fixation devices is a knotless fixation device with a suture loop securely attached thereto, the suture loop comprising two suture limbs extending from the suture loop; passing a flexible elongated member through the suture loop; securing one end of the flexible elongated member to an implant material to be implanted in the vicinity of a soft tissue to be repaired; pulling the other end of the flexible elongated material, through the soft tissue, to adjust the position of the implant material relative to the soft tissue; passing the two suture limbs through the soft tissue and over a lateral portion of the soft tissue; and anchoring the suture limbs with a second plurality of fixation devices in the bone and laterally from the first plurality of fixation devices.