Soft tissue repair device and associated methods
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1. A fibrous tissue repair device for repairing a defect in soft tissue comprising:
- a first anchor extending along a first longitudinal axis between a first planar end face and a second planar end face of the first anchor, the first and second planar end faces being transverse to the first longitudinal axis, the first anchor defining a first longitudinal passage;
a first inserter having a first elongated shaft with a distal portion received in the first longitudinal passage of the first anchor, the first inserter having an integral buttress transverse to the first elongated shaft for abutting on the first planar end face of the first anchor, the distal portion extending distally from the buttress to a distal piercing end, the distal piercing end extending distally beyond the second planar end face of the first anchor upon the first planar end face of the first anchor abutting the buttress;
a second anchor extending along a second longitudinal axis between a first planar end face and a second planar end face of the second anchor, the first and second planar end faces being transverse to the second longitudinal axis, the second anchor defining a second longitudinal passage;
a second inserter having a second elongated shaft with a distal portion received in the second longitudinal passage of the second anchor, the second inserter having an integral buttress transverse to the second elongated shaft for abutting on the first planar end face of the second anchor, the distal portion extending distally from the buttress to a distal piercing end, the distal piercing end extending distally beyond the second planar end face of the second anchor upon the first planar end face of the second anchor abutting the buttress; and
a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors.
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Abstract
A fibrous tissue repair device includes first and second tubular anchors having corresponding longitudinal passages. The tissue repair device includes corresponding first and second inserters. Each inserter has a shaft with a distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the corresponding tubular anchor. A flexible strand couples the first and second anchors.
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45 Claims
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1. A fibrous tissue repair device for repairing a defect in soft tissue comprising:
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a first anchor extending along a first longitudinal axis between a first planar end face and a second planar end face of the first anchor, the first and second planar end faces being transverse to the first longitudinal axis, the first anchor defining a first longitudinal passage; a first inserter having a first elongated shaft with a distal portion received in the first longitudinal passage of the first anchor, the first inserter having an integral buttress transverse to the first elongated shaft for abutting on the first planar end face of the first anchor, the distal portion extending distally from the buttress to a distal piercing end, the distal piercing end extending distally beyond the second planar end face of the first anchor upon the first planar end face of the first anchor abutting the buttress; a second anchor extending along a second longitudinal axis between a first planar end face and a second planar end face of the second anchor, the first and second planar end faces being transverse to the second longitudinal axis, the second anchor defining a second longitudinal passage; a second inserter having a second elongated shaft with a distal portion received in the second longitudinal passage of the second anchor, the second inserter having an integral buttress transverse to the second elongated shaft for abutting on the first planar end face of the second anchor, the distal portion extending distally from the buttress to a distal piercing end, the distal piercing end extending distally beyond the second planar end face of the second anchor upon the first planar end face of the second anchor abutting the buttress; and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors. - 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 fibrous tissue repair device for repairing a defect in soft tissue comprising:
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a first anchor having a first longitudinal axis and defining a first longitudinal passage between first and second ends of the first anchor, the first longitudinal passage having a semi-circular portion extending for at least a portion of the first longitudinal passage, the semi-circular portion ends at planar surfaces; a first inserter having a first elongated shaft with a distal portion received along the first longitudinal passage of the first anchor, the first inserter having a buttress transverse to the first elongated shaft for abutting on the first anchor, the first inserter configured for deploying the first anchor outside the soft tissue; a second anchor having a second longitudinal axis and defining a second longitudinal passage between first and second ends of the second anchor, the second longitudinal passage having a semi-circular portion extending for at least a portion of the second longitudinal passage, the semi-circular portion ends at planar surfaces; a second inserter having a second elongated shaft with a distal portion received along the second longitudinal passage of the second anchor, the second inserter having a buttress transverse to the second elongated shaft for abutting on the second anchor, the second inserter configured for deploying the second anchor outside the soft tissue; and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A fibrous tissue repair device for repairing a defect in soft tissue comprising:
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a cannula; a first anchor extending along a first longitudinal axis between a first planar end face and a second planar end face of the first anchor, the first and second end faces being transverse to the first longitudinal axis, the first anchor defining a first longitudinal passage; a first inserter having a first elongated shaft with a distal portion received in the first longitudinal passage of the first anchor, the first inserter having an integral buttress transverse to the first elongated shaft for abutting on the first planar end face of the first anchor, the first inserter configured for deploying the first anchor outside the soft tissue, the distal portion of the first inserter passing through the cannula, the distal portion extending distally from the buttress to a distal piercing end, the distal piercing end extending distally beyond the second planar end face of the first anchor upon the first planar end face of the first anchor abutting the buttress; a second anchor extending along a second longitudinal axis between a first planar end face and second planar end face of the second anchor, the first and second planar end faces being transverse to the second longitudinal axis, the second anchor defining a second longitudinal passage; a second inserter having a second elongated shaft with a distal portion received in the second longitudinal passage of the second anchor, the second inserter having an integral buttress transverse to the second elongated shaft for abutting on the first planar end face of the second anchor, the second inserter configured for deploying the second anchor outside the soft tissue, the distal portion of the second inserter passing through the cannula, the distal portion extending distally from the buttress to a distal piercing end, the distal piercing end extending distally beyond the second planar end face of the second anchor upon the first planar end face of the second anchor abutting the buttress; and a flexible strand coupling the first and second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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