Patent ID: 9144425
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for repairing a soft tissue comprising: boring a first nest in a portion of a bone at a first location; boring a second nest through a portion of the bone at a second location; shuttling an asymmetric suture from a top surface of the soft tissue to a bottom surface of the soft tissue, the asymmetric suture being comprised of a first region proximate to a first end of the suture, an asymmetric second region, and a third region proximate to the second end of the suture, the asymmetric second region being asymmetric with respect to the first region and the third region; disposing a first suture anchor in the first nest and fixating the first suture anchor to the first location; passing the suture through the first suture anchor, the bottom surface of the soft tissue and the top surface of the soft tissue to form a medial row; disposing a second suture anchor in the second nest and fixating the second suture anchor to the second location; passing the suture through the second suture anchor from the top surface of the soft tissue such that the asymmetric second region of the suture forms a lateral row that lays across the top surface of the soft tissue to provide a greater contact area between the asymmetric suture and the soft tissue and to even a distribution of pressure on the soft tissue; and tensioning the suture.