US 12,256,921 B2
Knotless all suture tissue repair
Christopher Michael Rodriguez, Costa Mesa, CA (US); and Tri Nguyen, Garden Grove, CA (US)
Assigned to ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/487,333.
Application 18/487,333 is a continuation of application No. 17/196,535, filed on Mar. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,812,941.
Application 17/196,535 is a continuation of application No. 15/950,387, filed on Apr. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,966,705, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Application 15/950,387 is a continuation of application No. 14/575,120, filed on Dec. 18, 2014, granted, now 9,962,150.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/918,796, filed on Dec. 20, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0057991 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0459 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0462 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0618 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An anchor assembly for securing a bone to a repair tissue without the need to tie a knot, the assembly comprising:
an all-suture anchor body that is tubular and has a distal region configured to be located distally in the bone and a proximal region;
a suture defining a lumen, the suture threaded along the anchor body such that with the anchor assembly in bone, two ends of the suture are proximal of the anchor body, and
wherein the anchor body and suture are configured such that tension on the suture with the anchor body inserted in the bone sets the anchor body within the bone; and
a snare construct extending within a length of the suture lumen in a region of the suture threaded through the anchor body to define a first knotless locking region of the suture axially coextensive with the anchor body;
wherein the snare construct is configured to couple to an end of the suture after the suture has been coupled to the repair tissue, the snare construct configured to draw the suture end both through and along the first knotless locking region as well as through and along the anchor body to define a suture repair loop coupled to the repair tissue, and wherein tension on the suture end is configured to radially decrease the first knotless locking region and knotlessly lock the suture repair loop, and wherein the suture is coupled to the anchor body to maintain a location of the first knotless locking region relative to the anchor body.