Patent ID: 9034013
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical repair method, comprising: passing through detached soft tissue a first end of a suture having formed thereon a plurality of stationary protrusions, the first end of the suture being passed through the tissue such that first and second limbs of the suture extend from the first side of the tissue, the suture being arranged in tissue such that at least one of the protrusions is disposed adjacent to at least one of the first and second sides of the tissue; inserting an anchor into bone in proximity to detached soft tissue, the anchor having attached to a filament engagement feature thereof a filament, the filament having a collapsible snare formed on one end thereof and a collapsible loop at a second end thereof and coupled to the filament engagement feature, the collapsible loop including a sliding knot with a tensioning limb extending therefrom and effective to collapse the collapsible loop independent of the snare; inserting the first and second limbs of the suture through an opening formed in the snare; sliding the snare distally towards the tissue and distally past at least one protrusion disposed on the first side of the tissue; collapsing the snare around the first and second limbs of the suture; and pulling the snare towards the anchor by shortening the collapsible loop and drawing the tissue into proximity with the bone.