Patent ID: 8597352

Claim:
A surgical device for repairing cartilage tissue at a defect site in a patient, said surgical device comprising: a first biocompatible anchor shaped to sit within tissue at the defect site and retain a section of cartilage replacement material in the defect site; a biocompatible flexible member traversing through said section of cartilage replacement material multiple times, a distal end of said flexible member mechanically locked to said section of cartilage replacement material at an attachment point and a proximal end of said flexible member threaded through said first biocompatible anchor at least twice to form at least two pulley mechanisms; and a sliding device about said flexible member, the proximal end of the flexible member at least in part forming the sliding device, and the portion of the flexible member extending between the distal end and the sliding device traverses through the section of cartilage replacement material at least three times, wherein, when in use, the at least two pulley mechanisms are actuated to translate the sliding device distally along said flexible member to a position proximate said section of cartilage replacement material to locate and retain said section of cartilage replacement material in the defect site.