Patent ID: 8562645
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a self-locking adjustable loop, comprising: providing a flexible member having a first end, a second end and a first portion and a second portion therebetween; passing in a first direction the first end of the flexible member through the first portion at a first point such that the first end passes through the first portion from a first side of the flexible member to a second opposite side of the flexible member; passing in the first direction the first end of the flexible member through the first portion at a second point spaced apart from the first point such that the first end passes through the first portion from the second side of the flexible member to the first opposite side of the flexible member so as to place the first end outside of the first portion, wherein the first end is passed through the first and second points in the first direction other than parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first portion to form a first adjustable loop; and passing the second end of the flexible member through the second portion spaced apart from the first portion in a second direction opposite the first direction the first end passes through the first portion to form a second adjustable loop.