CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of securing tissue to bone, the method comprising:
locating a suture anchor construct in a bone, the suture anchor construct comprising a first suture, a second suture, and an anchor body that includes a post, the first suture including a first tail, a second tail, and a first intermediate portion, the first intermediate portion extending around the post inside the anchor body in an unfixed manner with the first tail and the second tail extending back through the anchor body and out of the bone, the first intermediate portion slidable relative to the post such that the respective lengths of the first tail and the second tail are adjustable away from a trailing end of the anchor body outside the bone, the second suture including a third tail, a fourth tail, and a second intermediate portion, the second intermediate portion fixedly secured to the post such that the respective lengths of the third tail and the fourth tail extend away from the trailing end of the anchor body in a fixed manner, wherein the respective lengths of the first tail and the second tail are adjustable away from the trailing end of the anchor body while the second intermediate portion of the second suture is fixedly secured to the post; and
passing at least one of the first tail, the second tail, the third tail and the fourth tail through a soft tissue following said locating.
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