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Method and apparatus for stitching tendons

  • US 10,265,159 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2016
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for repairing a tear in soft tissue, comprising:

  • a flexible tubular bone anchor defining a first longitudinal passage extending through the flexible tubular bone anchor; and

    a suture construct including a first suture and a second suture, wherein the second suture extends through a second longitudinal passage in the first suture and the first suture extends through a third longitudinal passage in the second suture so that the combination of the first suture and the second suture form an intermediate member for attachment to the soft tissue, the first and second sutures extending through the first longitudinal passage in the flexible tubular bone anchor such that the second longitudinal passage in the first suture and the third longitudinal passage in the second suture are disposed on opposite sides of the first longitudinal passage, the first and second sutures each including a first portion that defines one of the second and third longitudinal passages and a second portion that extends from the respective first portion in a direction away from the flexible tubular bone anchor.

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