SUTURE ANCHOR AND METHODS OF KNOTLESS TISSUE FIXATION

摘要

Systems and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair systems include self-cinching constructs with splices and loops having attached flexible materials that are pre-loaded onto modified knotless anchors (for example, swivel and/or screw-in suture anchors and/or push-in suture anchors with a distal eyelet) to position the self-locking, adjustable construct at the repair site. The systems allow for knotless tensioning of the tissue after the knotless anchors have been implanted.

主权项

1. A surgical system for tissue repairs, comprising:
a fixation device comprising a body, a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end; and a tensionable construct pre-loaded on the fixation device, the tensionable construct comprising a flexible strand with a knotless closed loop, a splice formed within the flexible strand, and a flexible material attached to the knotless closed loop.