US 12,011,155 B2
Double row collapsible suture construct
Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US); and Joseph Algeri, Burlington, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on May 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/734,646.
Application 17/734,646 is a division of application No. 16/831,219, filed on Mar. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,337,687.
Prior Publication US 2022/0257234 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
inserting a tissue repair construct into a first bone hole, the tissue repair construct including a first implantable anchor having an engagement member and at least one bone engaging feature on an outer sidewall thereof, and a flexible member coupled to the engagement member, wherein the flexible member is spliced to itself to form a loop proximal to the first implantable anchor, wherein the flexible member has an intermediate portion coupled to the engagement member, with first and second tails extending therefrom, each of which having a terminal end, and wherein the flexible member is spliced by passing the first tail through a portion of the second tail;
passing at least a portion of the flexible member through or around soft tissue;
separating the terminal end of the first tail from the second tail;
coupling the flexible member to a second implantable anchor, wherein the coupling of the flexible member to the second implantable anchor includes inserting the terminal end of the second tail into the second implantable anchor;
inserting the second implantable anchor and at least a portion of the flexible member into a second bone hole; and
tensioning the flexible member after the second implantable anchor is inserted into the second bone hole so as to apply and set a desired amount of tension in the tissue repair construct, wherein the flexible member has an intermediate portion coupled to the engagement member with first and second tails extending therefrom, each of which having a terminal end and wherein the flexible member is spliced by passing the first tail through a portion of the second tail, separating the terminal end of the first tail from the second tail, and wherein the coupling of the flexible member to the second implantable anchor includes inserting the terminal end of the second tail into the second implantable anchor.