Patent ID: 8012174
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A knotless method of attaching soft tissue to bone, comprising: providing a first medial row constructed with a first plurality of fixation devices, wherein the at least one of the first plurality of fixation devices is an anchor; providing a second lateral row constructed with a second plurality of fixation devices, wherein the at least one of the second plurality of fixation devices is a knotless fixation device, the knotless fixation device comprising a cannulated interference device and an implant containing an aperture, the aperture being configured to capture a flexible member; and passing the flexible member through the soft tissue and over a lateral portion of the soft tissue, the flexible member being attached at one end to the anchor and secured at an opposite end in a hole in bone by the knotless fixation device without tying a knot, wherein the step of passing the flexible member further comprises: passing the flexible member through the aperture of the implant; inserting the flexible member and the implant into the hole; and advancing the cannulated interference device toward a proximal end of the implant, to engage and lock in the implant with the flexible member in the hole.