Knotless filament anchor for soft tissue repair

摘要

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for securing tissue to bone, including drilling (50) a bone hole into the bone; passing a filament through the tissue, the filament (20) including a first end, a second end and a length therebetween, the second end having a loop (23); passing the first end of the filament through the loop of the filament; pulling on the first end of the filament such that the loop travels along the length of the filament and to the tissue; passing an anchor (10) along the length of the filament, from the first end towards the loop and tissue; engaging the loop with a distal end of the anchor; positioning the distal end of the anchor, with the loop of the filament, into the bone hole; and securing the anchor in the bone.