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Soft tissue repair device and method

  • US 10,265,064 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2016
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A soft tissue repair device, comprising:

  • a self-locking adjustable suture construct that includes a suture with a first free end that extends into the suture through a first aperture in the suture, along a first longitudinal passage in the suture, and out of the suture through a second aperture in the suture to form a first adjustable knotless loop;

    a first elongate flexible tube anchor having a first open end, a second open end, and a longitudinal bore extending through the first elongate flexible tube anchor from the first open end to the second open end, the first elongate flexible tube anchor received on the suture; and

    a carrying wire that extends into the longitudinal bore of the first elongate flexible tube anchor through the first open end of the first elongate flexible tube anchor, along a portion of the longitudinal bore of the first elongate flexible tube anchor, and out of the longitudinal bore of the first elongate flexible tube anchor through an opening in a side wall of the first elongate flexible tube anchor that is located between the first open end and the second open end of the first elongate flexible tube anchor.

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