US 12,133,645 B2
Soft surgical construct and method of use for tissue repair
Peter J. Dreyfuss, Naples, FL (US); Andrew K. Osika, Naples, FL (US); and Julia F. Cuny, Naples, FL (US)
Assigned to Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed by Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/303,955.
Application 18/303,955 is a division of application No. 16/891,306, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,712,233.
Prior Publication US 2023/0255617 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of tissue repair, the method comprising:
pulling a soft fixation device, comprising a head portion, a tail portion opposite the head portion, and at least one repair flexible strand coupled to the head portion, by the tail portion into a bone tunnel a first direction such that the at least one repair flexible strand is at least partially outside of the bone tunnel;
bunching the head portion to thereby anchor the soft fixation device in the bone tunnel;
engaging tissue with the at least one repair flexible strand; and
shuttling the at least one repair flexible strand through the bone tunnel in the first direction after the at least one repair flexible strand engages the tissue.