US 11,696,751 B2
Tissue repair devices
Linh Tuong Nguyen, Randolph, MA (US); Paul S. Vincuilla, Brockton, MA (US); Richard M. Lunn, Kingston, MA (US); Mark E. Housman, North Attleboro, MA (US); Matthew E. Koski, Westford, MA (US); Roland F. Gatturna, Bourne, MA (US); and David A. Paulk, Hopedale, MA (US)
Assigned to Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/924,425.
Application 15/793,448 is a division of application No. 12/943,086, filed on Nov. 10, 2010, granted, now 9,936,939, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 16/924,425 is a continuation of application No. 15/793,448, filed on Oct. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,743,855.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/334,221, filed on May 13, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/312,481, filed on Mar. 10, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/290,695, filed on Dec. 29, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/259,737, filed on Nov. 10, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/259,739, filed on Nov. 10, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2020/0337690 A1, Oct. 29, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0435 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0453 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of repairing a tissue comprising:
preparing a bone hole adjacent to the tissue;
passing a length of suture through a through-hole of an anchor body, the anchor body defining a cavity extending from a proximal end of the anchor body, the cavity having a bottom surface spaced from a distal tip of the anchor body, the anchor body also having a plurality of wings extending from an outer surface of the anchor body, the through-hole intersecting the cavity defining first and second openings of the through-hole on opposing sides of the cavity;
inserting the anchor body and the length of suture into the bone hole with an insertion instrument operatively coupled to the anchor body;
adjusting a tension on the length of suture; and
after inserting and adjusting, axially advancing an insertion member along the anchor body cavity towards the length of suture to secure the length of suture with the insertion member and anchor body; wherein the insertion member has a distal portion that defines a length having a diameter along the entire distal portion length that is smaller than a diameter of a proximal portion of the insertion member, and wherein axially advancing the insertion member comprises axially advancing the insertion member from a first position wherein the entire insertion member is proximal the through-hole, up to a second position wherein the distal portion length covers the through-hole from a point proximal of a proximal edge of the through-hole to a point distal of a distal edge of the through-hole.