Patent ID: 8597336
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for reattaching a soft tissue to bone at a natural footprint of the soft tissue on the bone, comprising: providing at least one directional anchor having a soft tissue anchoring section and a bone anchoring section; inserting the at least one directional anchor into the surface of bone so that the bone anchoring section penetrates the bone surface and the soft tissue anchoring section extends away from the bone; placing soft tissue over the soft tissue anchoring section so that the soft tissue anchoring section penetrates only one surface of the soft tissue; and applying force onto the soft tissue so that the soft tissue anchoring section extends into the soft tissue and enhances the mating engagement of the soft tissue to the bone, wherein the mating engagement is at the natural footprint of the soft tissue on the bone.