SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE

摘要

Disclosed herein are methods and devices for securing soft-tissue 804 to a rigid material such as bone 806. A bone anchor 810 is described that comprises a base and a top such that suture material 808 may be compressed between surfaces on the base and top to secure the suture 808 to the anchor 810. Also described is an inserter 812 that can be used to insert the bone anchor 808 into bone 806 and move the anchor top relative to the anchor base to clamp suture material 808 there between. Also described is a soft-tissue 804 and bone 806 piercing anchor 800 and associated inserter 802. Methods are described that allow use of the bone anchors 800 and 810 to provide multiple lengths of suture material to compress a large area of soft-tissue 804 against bone 806.