Patent ID: 9060764
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical repair method, comprising: selecting a surgical repair construct, comprising: fixing an anchor in bone in proximity to detached soft tissue; passing the snare linkage and a portion of the collapsible loop through a portion of the detached soft tissue and around an engagement feature of the anchor such that the snare linkage extends from one side of the anchor and the sliding knot extends from another side of the anchor; passing a second end of the collapsible loop, including the sliding knot, through the snare while capturing the detached tissue; removing the suture pin from the connecting neck; collapsing the snare around the collapsible loop with the snare being distal of the sliding knot; advancing the snare distally towards the bone until the snare is proximate to the tissue; and collapsing the collapsible loop by moving the sliding knot distally towards the bone to bring the tissue into proximity with the bone.