Suture and Soft Anchor Assembly and Method of Making the Same

摘要

A method of anchoring a suture into a pilot hole in bone utilizing a suture anchor. A lumen-defining circular soft wall, having a first and second end, is slidably engaged to a piece of suture, a first length of which extends from the first end of the wall and is threaded through the lumen from the second end, and a second length of which extends from the second end and is threaded through the lumen from the first end. The suture anchor is introduced into the pilot hole so that the first length and second length of suture material extend out of the pilot hole. The first length and second length are pulled on alternately, thereby permitting the suture anchor structure to slide on the piece of suture material, and to be compacted evenly by the pulling, until the suture anchor is set in the pilot hole.

主权项

1. A method of anchoring a suture into a pilot hole in bone:
(a) providing a suture anchor structure, wherein a lumen-defining circular soft wall, having a longitudinal first end and an opposed second end, is slidably engaged to a piece of suture material, and wherein a first length of said suture material extends from said first end of said wall and is threaded through said lumen from said second end, and a second length of said suture material extends from said second end and is threaded through said lumen from said first end; (b) introducing said suture anchor structure into said pilot hole so that said first length and second length of suture material extend out of said pilot hole; (c) pulling alternately on said first length and second length, thereby permitting said suture anchor structure to slide on said piece of suture material, and to be compacted evenly by said pulling, until said suture anchor is set in said pilot hole.