Knotless suture system and method
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1. A system for anchoring tissue to bone, comprising:
- a suture anchor having a first, bone-engaging end and a second, trailing end;
a first loop of suture thread attached to the suture anchor;
a suture needle having a first, tissue penetrating end and a second, trailing end; and
a second loop of suture thread attached to the suture needle;
the first and second loops of suture thread being interlocked with one another.
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Abstract
A system for anchoring tissue to bone includes a suture anchor, a first loop of suture thread attached to the suture anchor, a suture needle and a second loop of suture thread which is attached to the suture needle, the first and second suture loops are interlocked with one another. The suture needle can be of a conventional type useful in open surgical procedures, or a type useful in closed surgical procedures that is formed on the end off an elongate tool. A method for anchoring soft tissue to bone using the system is also provided.
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1. A system for anchoring tissue to bone, comprising:
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a suture anchor having a first, bone-engaging end and a second, trailing end; a first loop of suture thread attached to the suture anchor; a suture needle having a first, tissue penetrating end and a second, trailing end; and a second loop of suture thread attached to the suture needle;
the first and second loops of suture thread being interlocked with one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for anchoring tissue to bone in a patient'"'"'s body, comprising the steps of:
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providing an anchoring system comprising a suture anchor having a first, bone engaging end and a second, trailing end, a first loop of suture thread attached to the suture anchor, a suture needle having a first, tissue penetrating end and a second end, and a second loop of suture thread attached to the suture needle, the first loop and the second loop being interlocked with one another; forming a bore in the bone that is accessible through a portal in the patient'"'"'s body; passing the suture needle through a detached segment of tissue; pulling the second loop completely through the detached segment of tissue so that a portion of the first loop extends through the detached segment of tissue and a portion of the first loop is positioned over the bore in the bone; inserting the suture anchor through the portion of the first loop positioned over the bore; and installing the suture anchor within the bore such that the detached segment of tissue is reattached in a desired position through the first suture loop which is anchored within the bore. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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