CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
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.
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