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Method for Tissue Fixation

  • US 20090306711A1
  • Filed: 06/22/2009
  • Published: 12/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for securing a strand to at least one fixation member for a surgical procedure, the at least one fixation member having a central body axis and at least one tissue engaging flange, said fixation member defining a suture coupling aperture therethrough, and a suture accepting channel defined in at least one of the flange or the exterior surface of the fixation member, the method comprising:

  • passing a strand having first and second ends through a flexible sleeve having a first cross-section such that the first and second ends are outside the flexible sleeve;

    passing the sleeve through the aperture and the suture accepting channel of the fixation member in a first direction;

    tensioning the strand; and

    moving the sleeve in a second direction different than the first direction to secure the sleeve to the fixation member without tying the strand on the fixation member.

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