Patent ID: 8690915
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A process for soft tissue repair comprising the steps of: obtaining a knotless suture system that has at least four suture limbs, each of which is connected to a suture belt; disposing the knotless suture system adjacent a soft tissue of a patient, the soft tissue having a bottom surface proximal to a bone and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; passing at least two of the suture limbs through the soft tissue; implanting at least a first and second bone anchor into the bone to form a lateral row; knotlessly securing at least two of the four limbs to the first bone anchor; knotlessly securing at least another one of the four limbs to the second bone anchor; tensioning the suture system such that the suture belt engages the soft tissue and is disposed over the first bone anchor; implanting a third and fourth bone anchor into the bone to form a medial row; obtaining a second knotless suture system that has at least four suture limbs of the second knotless suture system, each of which is connected to a second suture belt; knotlessly securing at least two of the four limbs of the second knotless suture system to the third bone anchor; knotlessly securing at least another one of the four limbs of the second knotless suture system to the fourth bone anchor; and tensioning the second suture system such that the second suture belt engages the soft tissue and is disposed over the third bone anchor.