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Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone

  • US 10,729,430 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2017
  • Issued: 08/04/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bone fixation assembly, comprising:

  • an adjustable suture construct that includes a suture with a first free end and a second free end, the first free end extending longitudinally through a first longitudinal passage in the suture to form a first adjustable loop, the second free end extending longitudinally through a second longitudinal passage in the suture to form a second adjustable loop, wherein the first free end extends through the first longitudinal passage without extending through the second longitudinal passage, and wherein the second free end extends through the second longitudinal passage without extending through the first longitudinal passage, wherein, with the first free end extending longitudinally through the first longitudinal passage in the suture to form the first adjustable loop and with the second free end extending longitudinally through the second longitudinal passage in the suture to form the second adjustable loop, the first free end can be pulled through the first longitudinal passage to decrease a size of the first adjustable loop without decreasing a size of the second adjustable loop and the second free end can be pulled through the second longitudinal passage to decrease a size of the second adjustable loop without decreasing a size of the first adjustable loop; and

    a bone fixation member coupled to the adjustable suture construct.

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