System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A method of attaching soft tissue to bone, comprising:
- inserting a first anchor into bone, wherein the first anchor is positioned underneath the soft tissue such that no part of the anchor extends beyond an edge of the soft tissue;
passing a first length of suture from said first anchor over the soft tissue;
inserting a second anchor into bone, wherein the second anchor is positioned beyond the edge of the soft tissue such that it is not underneath the soft tissue;
after inserting the second anchor, tensioning the first length of suture to compress an area of tissue to bone between the edge of the soft tissue and the first anchor; and
fixedly securing the first length of suture to the second anchor without tying any knots.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for securing soft tissue to a rigid material such as bone. A bone anchor is described that comprises a base and a top such that suture material may be compressed between surfaces on the base and top to secure the suture to the anchor. Also described is an inserter that can be used to insert the bone anchor into bone and move the anchor top relative to the anchor base to clamp suture material there between. Also described is a soft-tissue and bone piercing anchor and associated inserter. Methods are described that allow use of the bone anchors to provide multiple lengths of suture material to compress a large area of soft tissue against bone.
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1. A method of attaching soft tissue to bone, comprising:
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inserting a first anchor into bone, wherein the first anchor is positioned underneath the soft tissue such that no part of the anchor extends beyond an edge of the soft tissue; passing a first length of suture from said first anchor over the soft tissue; inserting a second anchor into bone, wherein the second anchor is positioned beyond the edge of the soft tissue such that it is not underneath the soft tissue; after inserting the second anchor, tensioning the first length of suture to compress an area of tissue to bone between the edge of the soft tissue and the first anchor; and fixedly securing the first length of suture to the second anchor without tying any knots. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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