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Method for coupling soft tissue to a bone

  • US 10,363,028 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2016
  • Issued: 07/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for forming a flexible member for coupling tissue, the method comprising:

  • forming a first loop of a self-locking construct of the flexible member by passing a second end of the construct through a first sleeve defined by the self-locking construct proximate to a first end of the self-locking construct;

    forming a second loop of the self-locking construct of the flexible member by passing the second end of the self-locking construct through a second sleeve defined proximate to an end of a flexible tail, thereby coupling the self-locking construct to the tail, and then passing the second end through a third sleeve defined by the self-locking construct proximate to the first loop;

    wherein the self-locking construct is configured such that passing the tail through the first loop so that the second loop extends into the first loop and forms a tissue capture region defined by the self-locking construct; and

    wherein the flexible tail defines a locking member at the second sleeve that is configured to secure the second loop to the first loop.

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