Tissue repair system
First Claim
1. A bone anchor, comprising:
- an anchor body configured to be retained within bone, the anchor body including a generally stationary restrictor configured to selectively restrict movement of a flexible member coupled thereto such that after implantation, the flexible member can be moved through the restrictor in a first direction while, without the aid of an enlarged portion on the flexible member, movement in a second, opposite direction can be restricted.
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Abstract
A bone anchor includes an anchor body configured to be retained within bone and to receive a flexible member such that the flexible member can be pulled in a first direction while, without the aid of an enlarged portion on the flexible member, subsequent movement in a second, opposite direction can be limited. The anchor body includes a restrictor configured to engage the flexible member to selectively restrict passage of the flexible member through an opening. A tissue repair system includes first and second bone anchors coupled by a flexible member. An anchor with attached flexible member is placed in bone, and the flexible member is moved through an opening in the anchor in a first direction. The anchor is configured to limit subsequent movement of the flexible member in at least a second opposite direction.
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72 Claims
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1. A bone anchor, comprising:
an anchor body configured to be retained within bone, the anchor body including a generally stationary restrictor configured to selectively restrict movement of a flexible member coupled thereto such that after implantation, the flexible member can be moved through the restrictor in a first direction while, without the aid of an enlarged portion on the flexible member, movement in a second, opposite direction can be restricted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A tissue repair system, comprising:
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a first anchor body including a member that engages bone to retain the anchor within the bone, the first anchor body defining an opening for receiving suture and a restrictor forming a one-way passage through the opening, a second anchor body including a member that engages bone to retain the anchor within the bone, the second anchor body defining an opening for receiving suture and a restrictor forming a one-way passage through the second anchor body opening, and suture coupling the first and second anchor bodies, the suture extending through the one-way passages. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A bone anchor, comprising:
an anchor body configured to be retained within bone, the anchor body including a generally stationary restrictor configured to receive a flexible member such that after implantation of the anchor body within bone, the flexible member can be moved through the restrictor while, without the aid of an enlarged portion on the flexible member, subsequent movement of the flexible member can be restricted. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A tissue repair system, comprising:
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a flexible member, and first and second bone anchors coupled together by the flexible member, each bone anchor including an anchor body configured to be retained within bone, at least one of the bone anchors configured to receive the flexible member such that the flexible member can be pulled to shorten a length of the flexible member between the bone anchors, while, without the aid of an enlarged portion on the flexible member, subsequent lengthening of the flexible member between the bone anchors can be restricted.
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37. A bone anchor comprising:
an anchor body configured to be retained within bone, the anchor body including a generally stationary restrictor defining a one-way passage configured to pass a suture in a first direction and restrict passage of the suture in a second, opposite direction. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A bone anchor comprising:
an anchor body configured to be retained within bone, the anchor body including a generally stationary restrictor defining an opening having a first portion for permitting passage of a member therethrough, and a second portion restricting passage of the member therethrough without the aid of an enlarged portion on the member. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method comprising:
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placing an anchor in bone, the anchor including a generally stationary restrictor, moving a flexible member through the restrictor in a first direction, and restricting movement of the flexible member through the restrictor in a second, opposite direction. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A bone anchor, comprising:
an anchor body configured to be retained within bone and to selectively restrict movement of a flexible member coupled thereto, the anchor body defining an opening bounded by a sloped wall, the sloped wall configured to compress the flexible member to permit passage of the flexible member through the opening in a first direction, the sloped wall including a portion configured to engage the flexible member to restrict passage of the flexible member through the opening in a second, opposite direction. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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