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Soft tissue attachment

  • US 10,548,585 B2
  • Filed: 04/07/2016
  • Issued: 02/04/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of attaching a soft tissue to a bone, the method comprising:

  • forming a bone tunnel in the bone, the bone having a longitudinal axis parallel to a length of the bone, the bone tunnel having at least first and second spaced apart openings at the surface of the bone;

    passing a knotless suture through the soft tissue, the knotless suture having a suture first end on a first side of the soft tissue and a suture second end on a second side of the soft tissue and a mid-portion between the suture first and second ends; and

    inserting an anchor into the bone tunnel, wherein after insertion a distal end of the anchor is positioned underneath the soft tissue, such that a line parallel to the longitudinal axis intersects both the anchor and the soft tissue, a proximal end of the anchor is positioned beyond an edge of the soft tissue, the suture first end extends from the distal end of the anchor to the soft tissue by passing through the bone tunnel, and the suture second end extends from the proximal end of the anchor to the soft tissue by passing proximally out of the bone tunnel and lying along an exterior surface of the bone.

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