SOFT TISSUE REPAIR DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
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1. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
- an inserter having a distal portion;
a first anchor carried externally onto the distal portion;
a second anchor carried externally onto the distal portion; and
a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors and forming an adjustable knotless loop.
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Abstract
A soft tissue repair device. The device includes an inserter having a distal portion, a first anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, a second anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors and forming an adjustable knotless loop.
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26 Claims
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1. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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an inserter having a distal portion; a first anchor carried externally onto the distal portion; a second anchor carried externally onto the distal portion; and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors and forming an adjustable knotless loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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an inserter having a distal portion; a first anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, wherein the first anchor is a flexible sleeve having first and second ends and an internal passage between the first and second ends; a second anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, wherein the second anchor is a flexible sleeve having first and second ends and an internal passage between the first and second ends; and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors and forming an adjustable knotless loop. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A soft tissue repair device comprising:
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an inserter having a distal portion; a first anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, wherein the first anchor is substantially rigid having first and second ends and an internal passage between the first and second ends; a second anchor carried externally onto the distal portion, wherein the second anchor is substantially rigid having first and second ends and an internal passage between the first and second ends; and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors and forming an adjustable knotless loop. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 23)
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22. The device of 19, wherein the second anchor is carried on the distal portion behind the first anchor and behind the stop.
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24. A method for repairing a tear in a meniscus during an arthroscopic knee procedure, the method comprising:
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coupling first and second anchors with a flexible strand; forming an adjustable knotless loop with the flexible strand; loading the first and second anchors coupled with the adjustable knotless loop on an external surface of an inserter; inserting the inserter through the tear to an outer surface of the meniscus; sequentially deploying the first and second anchors from the inserter on an outer surface of the meniscus; self-locking the adjustable loop; and reducing the tear. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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