Surgical constructs with collapsing suture loop and methods for securing tissue
First Claim
1. A surgical repair method, comprising:
- inserting an anchor having surgical filament associated therewith in bone in proximity to detached soft tissue, the surgical filament having a first portion with a loop formed therefrom, the loop including a snare formed from a portion thereof, a second portion that includes a terminal end, and a coaxial region formed between the first and second portions by disposing a portion of the filament into its own volume;
passing the terminal end of the second portion of the filament through a portion of the detached soft tissue;
passing the terminal end of the second portion through the snare;
collapsing the snare to engage the soft tissue;
advancing the collapsed snare distally to bring the tissue into proximity with the bone; and
deconstructing the coaxial region by moving, relative to the volume of filament in which it is disposed, the portion of the filament disposed in its own volume out from the volume of the filament in which it was disposed.
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Abstract
Surgical constructs and methods are provided for securing soft tissue to bone. One exemplary embodiment of a construct is formed from a suture filament and includes two terminal ends of filament and an intermediate portion disposed along at least a portion of a length extending between the terminal ends. The construct can have a first terminal end that is the first terminal end of the filament, and a second terminal end that includes a loop. The loop can be formed by disposing the second terminal end of the filament within a volume of a portion of the intermediate portion of the filament. In some disclosed methods, both terminal ends of the filament can be passed through tissue when performing soft tissue repairs. Various other embodiments of constructs and methods are provided, including constructs having two or more filaments associated with an anchor and methods of using such constructs.
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15 Claims
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1. A surgical repair method, comprising:
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inserting an anchor having surgical filament associated therewith in bone in proximity to detached soft tissue, the surgical filament having a first portion with a loop formed therefrom, the loop including a snare formed from a portion thereof, a second portion that includes a terminal end, and a coaxial region formed between the first and second portions by disposing a portion of the filament into its own volume; passing the terminal end of the second portion of the filament through a portion of the detached soft tissue; passing the terminal end of the second portion through the snare; collapsing the snare to engage the soft tissue; advancing the collapsed snare distally to bring the tissue into proximity with the bone; and deconstructing the coaxial region by moving, relative to the volume of filament in which it is disposed, the portion of the filament disposed in its own volume out from the volume of the filament in which it was disposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A surgical repair method, comprising:
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inserting an anchor having surgical filament associated therewith in bone, the surgical filament having a first portion with a loop formed therefrom, the loop including a snare formed from a portion thereof, a second portion that includes a terminal end, and a coaxial region formed between the first and second portions by disposing a portion of the filament into its own volume; passing the terminal end of the second portion of the surgical filament through the snare; collapsing the snare; advancing the collapsed snare into proximity with the bone; deconstructing the coaxial region by removing the portion of the filament from the volume of the filament in which it was disposed such that a first limb and a second limb extend from the collapsed snare; and performing at least one additional surgical repair step with at least one of the first and second limbs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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