Method for tissue fixation
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1. A method for securing a strand to a bone with at least one fixation member for a surgical procedure comprising:
- passing an elongated flexible strand having first and second ends through a longitudinal bore of a flexible sleeve such that the first and second ends of the flexible strand are outside the flexible sleeve;
folding the sleeve into a first U-shaped configuration;
pushing the sleeve completely through a longitudinal aperture of the fixation member in a first direction in the first U-shaped configuration; and
tensioning the strand to change the sleeve to a second configuration that cannot pass through the aperture of the fixation member by pulling the sleeve in the second direction.
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Abstract
A method for securing a strand to a fixation member for arthroscopic fixation, wherein the fixation member includes an aperture therethrough. The method includes passing a strand having first and second ends through a flexible sleeve, passing the sleeve through the aperture of the fixation member in a first direction, tensioning the strand, and pulling 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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25 Claims
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1. A method for securing a strand to a bone with at least one fixation member for a surgical procedure comprising:
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passing an elongated flexible strand having first and second ends through a longitudinal bore of a flexible sleeve such that the first and second ends of the flexible strand are outside the flexible sleeve; folding the sleeve into a first U-shaped configuration; pushing the sleeve completely through a longitudinal aperture of the fixation member in a first direction in the first U-shaped configuration; and
tensioning the strand to change the sleeve to a second configuration that cannot pass through the aperture of the fixation member by pulling the sleeve in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for securing a strand to a bone with a bone anchor for a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
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inserting a first bone anchor into a bone; passing a strand having first and second ends through a plurality of longitudinal bores of a corresponding plurality of flexible sleeves serially coupled on the strand; folding a first sleeve of the plurality of flexible sleeves in a first U-shape configuration;
pushing the first sleeve in the first U-shape configuration completely through an aperture of the first bone anchor in a first direction;deforming the first sleeve to a second configuration that cannot pass through the aperture; and connecting the first and second ends of the strand with a single knot. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for securing a strand to a bone for a surgical procedure comprising:
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passing a strand slidably through a plurality of flexible sleeves; forming a single slipknot on a portion of the strand outside all the plurality of flexible sleeves, the slipknot forming a closed loop; folding a first sleeve of the plurality of flexible sleeves in a first U-shape;
pushing the first sleeve completely through an aperture of a first bone anchor in the first U-shape in a first direction;deforming the first sleeve to a second shape that cannot pass through the aperture; and reducing a length of the loop. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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