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Methods and devices for repairing and anchoring damaged tissue

  • US 8,828,053 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2009
  • Issued: 09/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for anchoring a suture length to a material internal to a human or another animal, the method comprising the steps of:

  • positioning into an opening in a portion of the material a preformed knot configuration which is located on a first portion of a suture length, the preformed knot configuration elongate along a first length and having a first cross-sectional area, the first length extending substantially along a longitudinal direction; and

    reconfiguring the preformed knot configuration into an anchoring knot by collapsing the preformed knot substantially along the longitudinal direction so as to reduce the first length and increase the cross-sectional area, thereby engaging the anchoring knot against the material.

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