Method and apparatus for soft tissue fixation
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1. A method of holding a graft in a selected position relative to a portion of an anatomy with an anchor comprising:
- forming a bore in a bone;
positioning the anchor relative to the bone;
passing a graft engaging member through the bore;
engaging a graft with the graft engaging member; and
moving the graft through the bore with the graft engaging member by moving the graft engaging member with an activation member relative to the positioned anchor so as to reduce the length of the graft engaging member.
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Abstract
A positioning member may be released to move an anchor member to a holding position. The positioning member being operable to be held in a selected orientation until the anchor member is in a selected position.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of holding a graft in a selected position relative to a portion of an anatomy with an anchor comprising:
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forming a bore in a bone; positioning the anchor relative to the bone; passing a graft engaging member through the bore; engaging a graft with the graft engaging member; and moving the graft through the bore with the graft engaging member by moving the graft engaging member with an activation member relative to the positioned anchor so as to reduce the length of the graft engaging member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of holding a graft in a selected position relative to a portion of an anatomy with an anchor comprising:
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passing the anchor through a bore in a bone in a first position; arranging a graft over a flexible member slidably connected to the anchor one of before or after passing the anchor through the bore; rotating the anchor from the first position to a second position outside of the bore and arranging the anchor such that the anchor extends across the bore; moving the graft within the bore by moving the flexible member relative to the anchor in the second position with an activation member to reduce the length of the flexible member; tensioning the graft within the bore; and retaining the graft in the bore. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of holding a graft in a selected position relative to a portion of an anatomy with an anchor comprising:
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passing the anchor through a bore in a bone in a first position in which a longitudinal axis extending from a first end of a cross-member of the anchor to a second end of the cross-member is generally aligned with a center axis of the bore; arranging a graft over a flexible member slidably connected to the anchor one of before or after passing the anchor through the bore, the flexible member arranged between the first end and the second end of the longitudinal axis; rotating the anchor from the first position to a second position outside of the bore and arranging the cross-member across the bore; moving the graft within the bore by moving the flexible member with an activation portion of the flexible member relative to the anchor in the second position to reduce the length of the flexible member; tensioning the graft within the bore by pulling on the activation portion of the flexible member; and retaining the graft in the bore. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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