Devices, systems, and methods for attaching soft tissue to bone tissue
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1. A method of securing soft tissue to bone, the method comprising:
- inserting a first suture anchor into bone at a first location, the first suture anchor comprising a first inner lumen having a first proximal opening and a first internal eyelet positioned within the first inner lumen, a first elongated loading member threaded through the first eyelet and having limbs extending through the first proximal opening, wherein the first elongated loading member comprises a first aperture;
inserting a second suture anchor into bone at a second location, the second suture anchor comprising a second inner lumen having a second proximal opening and a first suture extending through the second proximal opening from within the second inner lumen;
passing the first suture through the first aperture of the first elongated loading member;
pulling on one end of the first elongated loading member to pull the first suture through the first eyelet;
pulling on the first suture to tension the first suture over the soft tissue; and
after pulling on the first suture, passing the first suture to a third anchor and securing the first suture to the third anchor, wherein the third anchor is a knotless anchor, wherein the first and second anchors are positioned beneath the soft tissue and the third anchor is positioned beyond an edge of the soft tissue.
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Abstract
A suture anchoring device for fixing a soft tissue to a bone tissue is disclosed that enables the exchange of sutures between anchors after implantation. The suture anchoring device may include a body that is inserted into the bone tissue, a suture exchange fitting situation within a passage formed within the body, and one or more pre-loaded sutures looped through the suture exchange fitting and projecting proximally from a proximal opening formed in the body. Surgical kits and surgical methods for performing various repair procedures using one or more suture anchoring device are also disclosed.
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1. A method of securing soft tissue to bone, the method comprising:
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inserting a first suture anchor into bone at a first location, the first suture anchor comprising a first inner lumen having a first proximal opening and a first internal eyelet positioned within the first inner lumen, a first elongated loading member threaded through the first eyelet and having limbs extending through the first proximal opening, wherein the first elongated loading member comprises a first aperture; inserting a second suture anchor into bone at a second location, the second suture anchor comprising a second inner lumen having a second proximal opening and a first suture extending through the second proximal opening from within the second inner lumen; passing the first suture through the first aperture of the first elongated loading member; pulling on one end of the first elongated loading member to pull the first suture through the first eyelet; pulling on the first suture to tension the first suture over the soft tissue; and after pulling on the first suture, passing the first suture to a third anchor and securing the first suture to the third anchor, wherein the third anchor is a knotless anchor, wherein the first and second anchors are positioned beneath the soft tissue and the third anchor is positioned beyond an edge of the soft tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of securing soft tissue to bone, the method comprising:
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inserting a first suture anchor into bone at a first location, the first suture anchor comprising a first inner lumen having a first proximal opening and a first internal eyelet positioned within the first inner lumen, a first elongated loading member threaded through the first eyelet and having limbs extending through the first proximal opening, wherein the first elongated loading member comprises a first aperture; inserting a second suture anchor into bone at a second location, the second suture anchor comprising a second inner lumen having a second proximal opening and a first suture extending through the second proximal opening from within the second inner lumen; passing the first suture through the first aperture of the first elongated loading member; pulling on one end of the first elongated loading member to pull the first suture through the first eyelet; and pulling on the first suture to tension the first suture over the soft tissue; wherein the first suture anchor comprises a second suture extending through the first proximal opening from within the first inner lumen; and wherein the second suture anchor comprises a second internal eyelet positioned within the second inner lumen, a second elongated loading member threaded through the second eyelet and having limbs extending through the second proximal opening, wherein the second elongated loading member comprises a second aperture. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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