Patent ID: 8202297
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of tissue fixation comprising: providing a suture chain that includes at least two loops formed of suture; securing a first portion of the suture chain to a tissue to be fixated; securing the suture chain to a fixation device by threading the suture chain through an eyelet of the fixation device; rotating the fixation device to bring a tip of the fixation device above a chosen link of the suture chain; capturing a loop of the suture chain with the same fixation device by pushing the tip of the fixation device through the chosen loop so that the tip locks the loop over a shoulder of the fixation device; inserting the fixation device into a bone socket and subsequently tensioning the suture chain by rotating the fixation device to reel in the suture chain to properly position the tissue; and anchoring the fixation device in the bone.