Tissue repair device
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1. A tissue repair device comprising a closed loop of multifilament flexible material, wherein the loop is knotless and includes a contact portion in which ends of the multifilament flexible material are interwoven and melted-formed.
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Abstract
A tissue repair device includes a closed knotless loop of multifilament flexible material, and a fixation member having a structure that defines a cavity that receives at least a part of the closed loop. The tissue repair device may include a flexible member traversing the loop. The loop may include a portion in which ends of the multifilament flexible material are thermally fused together. The multifilament flexible material may be braided or twisted.
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- 1. A tissue repair device comprising a closed loop of multifilament flexible material, wherein the loop is knotless and includes a contact portion in which ends of the multifilament flexible material are interwoven and melted-formed.
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12. A method of making a tissue repair device, the method comprising:
forming a closed loop from the multifilament flexible material including;
interweaving ends of the multifilament flexible material together to form a contact portion without tying the ends together in a knot, and causing the ends of the multifilament flexible material to melt in the contact portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A tissue repair device comprising:
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a closed loop of multifilament flexible material, wherein the loop is knotless and includes a contact portion in which ends of the multifilament flexible material are interwoven; and
a fixation member having a structure that defines a cavity that receives at least a part of the closed loop.
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